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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Flexstar GT OK’d For Soybeans
EPA has issued a Section 3 registration for the use of Syngenta Crop Protection’s Flexstar GT herbicide in glyphosate-tolerant soybeans. This allows Syngenta to…
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Agrium, CF Industries Battle Takes New Turn
Canadian fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. is going directly to shareholders of CF Industries Holdings Inc. to push its hostile $4.2 billion takeover bid for…
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Analysis: Row Crop Planting Stabilizing
USDA’s March 31, 2009 Prospective Plantings Report didn’t show much change from last year — soybeans practically the same, corn down 1 percent. That,…
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Honda Offers First Flex Fuel Bike
A subsidiary of Japanese motorcycle maker Honda says it has begun selling its new flex-fuel motorcycle, according to Zipwheels. Honda’s Brazilian subsidiary Moto Honda…
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Crop Protection Ruling Source Of Concern
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and other ag groups are asking EPA to request a rehearing of the recent Sixth Circuit Court of…
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U.S. Department of Justice Contacts
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division has a mission to promote and protect the competitiveness process — and the American economy —…
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Federal Trade Commission Contacts
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition enforces the nation’s antitrust laws, which form the foundation of our free market economy. The antitrust laws…
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Congressional Contacts
ARA members also may want to contact their members of Congress to voice an opinion regarding any potential merger within the agricultural industry. The…
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Safeguarding The Community
Regardless of where an ag retailer is located, the company is usually an important part of its local community. Dealerships are neighbors, friends, and…
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ARA Members: Help Keep Mergers Appropriate
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Board of Directors is very concerned about continued consolidation in the crop nutrient production industry. Now ARA is asking…
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