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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Dow AgroSciences Expands Seed Research Sites
Dow AgroSciences has invested nearly $7 million in four new or recently renovated seed research sites in Indiana and Illinois. Plenty of productivity is…
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Insect Control Products Offer Reduced Refuge
Pioneer Hi-Bred has introduced Optimum Intrasect insect protection products that will allow U.S. corn growers to reduce their structured above-ground refuge to a level…
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Judge Orders GM Sugar Beets To Be Destroyed
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering the immediate destruction of 256 acres of genetically modified (GM) sugar beet seedlings planted in Oregon…
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Ag Groups Join Estate-Tax Battle
At a news conference Nov. 30, in Washington, DC, the National Corn Growers Association and several other organizations representing family farmers and ranchers urged…
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John Deere Farm Equipment Sales Surge
By Dan Piller, DesMoinesRegister.com Farm equipment sales increased 33 percent in the fourth quarter for Deere & Co., Iowa’s largest manufacturing employer, the company…
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DuPont Says Seed Availability Unaffected By Ruling
DuPont Co. said plans to provide insect-resistant corn seed for planting next year through its ProAccess unit are unaffected by an adverse federal court…
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Report: Farmers Likely To Spend More To Produce 2011 Crops
Grain prices moved higher this year and the costs of growing them are likely to do the same in the year ahead, according to…
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Stress Management Gains Favor With Farmers
While there are a variety of solutions to almost every biological issue that causes crop losses, new research indicates stress management could be the…
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Pesticide Applicators To See Licensing Changes
Ohio private pesticide applicators will see changes this fall in their licensing categories. A pesticide license is required for farmers who use restricted-use pesticides…
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New Program Helps Producers Manage Price Risk
AgriVisor, LLC, Doane Advisory Services, and Pro Farmer have partnered to offer the Crossover Insight program, enabling row crop producers to diversify the way…
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