Matt Hopkins
Matt Hopkins is Senior Multi-Media Specialist for the Agribusiness Group at Meister Media Worldwide (MMW), including such brands as CropLife, CropLife IRON, AgriBusiness Global, Global Agtech Initiative, and Cotton Grower. He is responsible for managing an array of digital products, including newsletters, websites, video, and social media. Hopkins originally joined MMW in 1994 as an editor for Greenhouse Grower magazine before transitioning to Business Manager of its MeisterPro division. He has a Communications Degree from Cleveland State University.
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DuPont Opens $40 Million Agriculture Research Facility
DuPont has opened a $40 million plant genetics research facility in Johnston, IA, to further support its commitment to increasing agricultural productivity and food…
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Bayer Says Bee Study Is “Seriously Flawed”
Bayer CropScience has reviewed the study for publication in the June issue of the Bulletin of Insectology regarding imidacloprid’s supposed impact on honey bee…
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Vilsack Announces Advanced Biofuels Industry Roundtable
The USDA – along with the Department of Energy, and the Department of Navy – will co-host an Advanced Biofuels Industry Roundtable in Washington,…
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BASF Champions Operation S.A.F.E. Again In 2012
BASF and the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) are teaming up for another year in support of Operation S.A.F.E. (Self-regulating Application and Flight Efficiency).…
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Senators Introduce Major Components To Farm Bill
Senators Kent Conrad (D-ND), Max Baucus (D-MT), and John Hoeven (R-ND) unveiled the ‘Revenue Loss Assistance and Crop Insurance Enhancement Act of 2012,’ which…
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Problematic Weed Moving Into Illinois
Amaranthus species are among the most troublesome weed species in agronomic production systems. Maintenance questions regarding this species have tended to focus on waterhemp.…
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Trials For Enlist System Demonstrate Excellent Weed Control
New data from 2011 field trials across the Midwest demonstrate the Enlist Weed Control System provides control of major, tough weed species, including glyphosate-resistant…
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2012 State Environmental Respect Award Winners Announced
Twenty-eight top farm supply retail businesses have been selected as Environmental Respect Award (ERA) state winners in the U.S. for 2012. Winners were selected…
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Corn Rootworm Management Options Using Soil Insecticides
Although Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) traits in corn have increased the convenience of insect control for growers, there are an increasing number of reports of…
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Bayer Responds To Bee Health Studies
Bayer CropScience has reviewed a paper published in Science Magazine regarding the potential interaction of imidacloprid and bees. All new research involving bee health…
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