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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Syngenta Expands Crop Protection Plant
Syngenta senior leadership and plant employees, local officials, and community members gathered last week to celebrate the opening of the newly expanded Omaha Crop…
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Oil Slick Could Impact Grain Shipments
By Rudy Ruitenberg and Luzi Ann Javier (Bloomberg) Wheat and corn fell last week in Chicago on speculation that the oil spill in the…
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Spreader Showcase
Several manufacturers will be introducing brand new equipment this summer.
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Technology On The Label
Jr Reabe of Reabe Spraying Service Inc., Plover, WI, is frustrated with product labels that mandate a nozzle or technique for drift reduction —…
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Harold’s Keys To Success In 21st Century Crop Production
1 Genetic advancements. New genotypes of major crops are coming along faster with the availability of various genetic engineering technologies, enabling rapid assessment of…
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Know Your Neighbors
When faced with a drift complaint, Jim Shelton, Landmark Agronomy, Juda, WI, recommends retailers get aggressive. He has a specific team of three or…
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Lessons That Last
Well, I found out this morning that Mrs. Smolinski died last week. I wasn’t shocked, because I knew she had fallen ill late last…
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Brandt, Loftness Form Partnership
Brandt Agricultural Products Ltd. and Loftness Manufacturing have established a manufacturing and marketing agreement between their two companies. Effective this spring, Loftness will produce…
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Bayer CropScience Completes Expansion
The Bayer CropScience Muskegon Industrial Park held a ceremony April 30 to mark completion of the site’s $15 million expansion of manufacturing operations. Area…
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Start Spreading The News
Over the weekend, the news of an attempted bomb threat in New York’s Times Square broke. Thankfully, this plot was foiled before it could…
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