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.
-
Agrium Sells Commodity Management Business
Cargill, Inc. has agreed to acquire a majority of Agrium Inc.’s commodity management businesses of AWB Ltd. The purchase price to be paid by…
-
Farm Credit Banks To Pursue Merger
U.S. AgBank and CoBank, two of the five banks in the Farm Credit System, have announced they intend to pursue a merger in 2011.…
-
Dow AgroSciences Expands Seed Research
Dow AgroSciences has announced the construction of a new seeds research and development expansion in Olivia, MN. Research on corn and soybeans will be…
-
Syngenta, DuPont Sign Corn Rootworm Trait Agreement
Syngenta has granted DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred a non-exclusive, global license to its corn rootworm trait MIR604 (Agrisure) for corn seed. The trait provides…
-
Bayer CropScience Adds Biological Seed Treatment
Bayer CropScience LP has finalized a licensing agreement with Heads Up Plant Protectants Inc. for access to Heads Up seed treatment. The terms of…
-
OSHA Honors Pioneer Facility
Pioneer Hi-Bred’s Rushville, IN, production location recently was recognized by the Indiana Department of Labor (IDOL) for continued excellence in workplace health and safety.…
-
TFI: EPA’s Florida Nutrient Rule Is All Cost, No Benefit
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) expressed its intense opposition to the EPA’s rule to establish numeric nutrient criteria for nitrogen and phosphorus for waters in…
-
Join The Network
One of the best movies of the year is “The Social Network.” The film tells the story of the founder of the social-networking Website…
-
New Herbicides For 2011
The new crop of herbicides includes: ■ Capreno (tembotrione/thiencarbazone methyl) corn herbicide from Bayer CropScience offers residual action in post-emergence for more than…
-
Lessons From Winfield Solutions
For most retailers, developing a program the scope of Winfield Solutions Answer Plot Knowledge Events would not be practical. But a scaled down version…
Recently Posted
Newsletter
The ag retail brief, twice a week
Input pricing, distribution moves, and the equipment that actually ships.
Free · unsubscribe anytime