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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Conservation Cropping System Celebrates Indiana Milestone
The Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) recently celebrated a milestone in outreach to Indiana farmers. CCSI has reached more than 10,000 individuals through 150…
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Ethanol Uncertainty
Q. What happened with the elimination of some ethanol subsidies at the end of 2011? Rick Kment: What we saw at the end of…
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Monsanto Launches Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System
Monsanto Co. has unveiled its new Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System, which is designed to provide farmers with more consistent, flexible control of weeds,…
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Poncho/VOTiVO Corn Seed Treatment Boosts Yields
Recent yield data confirms that Poncho/VOTiVO, a seed treatment that combines the most trusted seed-applied insecticide in corn with the most revolutionary, complete nematode…
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The Andersons To Acquire Iowa Ethanol Plant
The Andersons, Inc., Maumee, OH, has signed an agreement to acquire an ethanol production facility in Denison, IA, from its owners, the Amaizing Energy…
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Federal Court Sides With Monsanto, Dismisses Lawsuit By Organic Growers
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has officially dismissed a lawsuit brought by The Organic Seed Growers and Trade…
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Bayer Initiates Global “Bee Care Program” To Further Promote Bee Health
Bayer has announced intentions to create a global “Bee Care Program” to further promote bee health worldwide, according to a press release from the…
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Researcher: Atrazine Accounts For Up To 85,000 U.S. Jobs Annually
An updated jobs analysis by Don L. Coursey, Ph.D., Ameritech Professor of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago Harris School, shows atrazine…
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ARA Applauds Judge’s Decision On Water Quality
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) applauds the U.S. District Court decision, issued Friday, February 18, that restricts the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) efforts to…
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5 Mobile Use Trends Shaping Ag Retailers
There is no doubt mobile technology for ag retailers is no longer a trend, but a necessary way of doing business. The question of…
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