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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Monsanto Opens New Corn Breeding Facility
Monsanto Co. has opened its newest corn breeding facility today in Othello, WA, reinforcing the company’s commitment to bring better corn technology to farmers.…
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CoBank-US AgBank Merger Gets Preliminary Okay
The U.S. Farm Credit Administration, the regulator of the government-sponsored Farm Credit System, voted on Wednesday to grant preliminary approval for FCS’s CoBank and…
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Monsanto To Add AMVAC Herbicide
Monsanto Co. and AMVAC Chemical Corp. have formed an agreement that broadens Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS weed management platform in the U.S. to include…
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Residual Herbicide Restrictions Affect Cover Crop Decisions
With interest in cover crops increasing among farmers unable to plant corn because of bad weather, Purdue Extension plant experts say growers should consider…
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Syngenta Introduces Phoenix Brand Seed
Syngenta has launched Phoenix, a new seed brand that expands grower access to leading Syngenta germplasm and innovative Agrisure traits. The Phoenix brand offers…
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Bayer CropScience Names New President
Bayer CropScience has appointed Jim Blome as President/CEO and Head of Crop Protection for the North American region, effective July 1, 2011. Blome succeeds…
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Dow AgroSciences To Acquire Prairie Brand Seeds
Dow AgroSciences LLC intends to purchase certain assets of Sansgaard Seed Farms, Inc., of Story City, IA. The transaction is expected to close in…
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Pioneer Acquires Doebler’s PA Hybrids
Pioneer Hi-Bred has closed the acquisition of Doebler’s PA Hybrids, Jersey Shore, PA, as part of its Pioneer Hi-Bred PROaccess business strategy. Terms were…
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Syngenta Exits Sorghum Seed Business
Syngenta has formed an agreement with Golden Acres Genetics, Ltd., Waco, TX, to transfer all existing Syngenta sorghum seed inventory to Golden Acres effective as…
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Twitter 101
I’m calling my shot. By the end of the year, I predict CropLife® magazine’s Twitter page will have more than 1,000 followers. It’s a…
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