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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CropLife 100: Banking On Change
Many dealers in the CropLife 100 had their share of issues with banks in 2009. And changing financial conditions have prompted some of them…
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CLA President Renominated For FRRCC
Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CropLife America (CLA), has been renominated to serve as a member of the U.S. EPA’s Farm, Ranch, and…
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NASS To Resurvey Corn, Soybean Producers
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) may release updated acreage, yield, production and stocks estimates for corn and soybeans in the March 10 Crop…
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2010: International Year Of Biodiversity
Monday, January 11, marked the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity under the theme Biodiversity is Life – Biodiversity is Our Life. It…
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USDA Report: Corn Production Records Shattered
The final report from the USDA on the 2009 corn harvest is one for the record books. Despite poor planting conditions, a cool, wet…
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New Rain Sensor Improves Irrigation Control
A new optical sensing technology appears poised to change the way rainfall has been measured for centuries. Opto-Electronic Design, Inc. of Eden Prairie, MN…
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Weather Forces Farmers To Shift Plans
Weather problems caused farmers major headaches in 2009, and it looks like the hangover could last well into 2010. According to the latest Farm…
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Arysta LifeScience Names New President
Arysta LifeScience Corp. has named Wayne Hewett president and CEO. As part of the company’s previously announced executive team transition plan, Hewett will succeed…
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Study: U.S. Biofuels Policies Flawed
The U.S. needs to fundamentally rethink its policy of promoting ethanol to diversify its energy sources and increase energy security, according to a new…
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Improving Weed Control
The handweeding method used on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa is largely detrimental to both women and agricultural production, according to a new study…
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