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 Introduces New Corn Herbicide
Corn growers looking for longer-lasting control of hard-to-manage broadleaf weeds and grasses now have a new tool. DuPont Realm Q herbicide has received federal…
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Report: Waterhemp Adds HPPD Resistance
Waterhemp has done it again. University of Illinois researchers have published an article in Pest Management Science confirming that waterhemp is the first weed…
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PotashCorp To Restart Geismar Plant
PotashCorp will soon begin an 18-month process to restart its anhydrous ammonia plant in Geismar, LA. The plant has the capacity to produce 1,500…
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BASF Granted Rights To New Herbicide
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. have granted BASF the exclusive right to develop and commercialize solo herbicide products…
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Eating Acres
The battle cry from the U.S. government back in 1967 was, “We need 30 million more acres!” With world grain stocks at near break-even,…
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10 Sprayers For 2011
RoGator 1396, AGCO The new RoGator features a two-piece constructed drive system. This combines a hydraulic motor and a separate gear reduction hub to…
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Bayer CropScience To Close Carbamate Units
Bayer CropScience is closing certain manufacturing facilities dedicated to carbamate chemistries in Institute, WV, and is shutting down its Woodbine, GA, formulation facility. As…
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Monsanto Opens New Corn Breeding Facility
Monsanto Co. has opened its newest corn breeding facility in Flora, MS, reinforcing the company’s commitment to deliver the best technology to Southern farmers.…
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Dow, Pioneer Resolve Corn Seed Dispute
Dow AgroSciences and DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred have resolved a dispute regarding the marketing of certain corn seed products sold through Pioneer’s PROaccess business…
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United Phosphorus Ltd. Acquires RiceCo
United Phosphorus Ltd. (UPL) has acquired RiceCo LLC, along with its subsidiaries and certain assets of the international business of its affiliate company. RiceCo…
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