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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Former Monsanto Executive To Lead FBSciences
FBSciences, Inc. has apppointed Dr. David N. Duncan its new CEO. Before joining FBSciences, Duncan was CEO of Pasteuria Bioscience, where he led the…
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Study: Atrazine Boosts U.S. Corn Yields Substantially
A recent study by David C. Bridges, Ph.D., agronomist and president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, GA, shows atrazine increases U.S. corn…
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Mobile App Now Available For National Farm Machinery Show
The first-ever mobile app, called “NFMS ’12,” for the National Farm Machinery Show is now available for free on smartphones (iPhone, Android and Blackberry).…
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New Corn Herbicide Controls Resistant Weeds
BASF Crop Protection has added Armezon herbicide to its herbicide portfolio. Armezon helps corn growers maximize their yields by controlling tough, yield-robbing weeds while…
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Court: Fipronil Insecticides Don’t Infringe BASF, Bayer Patents
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina has ruled in favor of the Makhteshim Agan Group (MAI) regarding litigation initiated…
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Study: Atrazine Aids Environment
University of Wisconsin-Madison economist Paul D. Mitchell, Ph.D., found the use of atrazine helps farmers reduce aggregate soil erosion by up to 85 million…
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Chick Watching
In 1993, Indiana grower William “Chick” Bugher needed a couple of pieces of Classic IRON to help out on his 2,500-acre farm in Gibson…
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CoBank Completes Merger With U.S. AgBank
CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, has successfully completed its merger with Wichita-based…
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Mosaic To Cut Phosphate Production Through March
The Mosaic Co. plans to reduce finished phosphate production by up to 250,000 tonnes through March 31, 2012. In the company’s last quarterly statement,…
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USDA Approves Monsanto’s Drought-Tolerant Corn
The USDA has deregulated Monsanto’s first-generation drought-tolerant trait for corn, MON 87460. Drought-tolerant corn is projected to be introduced as part of an overall…
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