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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New Year, New Challenges, New Successes
After a year like 2008, most Americans are hopeful that the new year will be better. The agriculture industry overall didn’t fare too badly…
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Major Fertilizer Cuts Planned For 2009
Some of the world’s largest fertilizer companies have announced that they will be cutting production in 2009. The cuts are due to lower fourth…
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FCI Trade Summit: Argentina
After a highly successful 2008 event, Farm Chemicals International (FCI) magazine will hold the 2009 FCI Trade Summit Aug. 9-12 at the Marriott Plaza…
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Thorley Takes AMVAC Reins
Veteran industry leader Trevor Thorley has been named CEO and executive vice president of AMVAC Chemical Corp., effective immediately. He will be responsible…
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Bayer’s ’09 Rewards Program Unveiled
Bayer CropScience has unveiled its 2009 Growing Strong Rewards Program, which offers your grower-customers more ways to qualify and redeem points. Growers have the choice of…
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Operator Of The Year: Heartland’s Best
By all accounts, Kyle Jones, a custom applicator with Heartland Coop in Slater, IA, is not your typical worker. In fact, he has always…
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Seed Plant Opening Delayed
The opening of a $100 million seed corn plant near Independence. IA, will be delayed for about a year. According to a Cedar Rapids…
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The Long And Short Of It
As we were compiling the final pages of our annual Retail Outlook issue, retail managers were still anticipating end-of-year orders from growers while plotting…
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Monsanto, Valent Enhance Soybean Efforts
New for 2009, Valent U.S.A. Corp. and Monsanto Co. announced an enhanced Roundup Rewards offering to help your grower-customers maintain strong yields in their…
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Calibration Service Offered
Retailers concerned about calibrating a data logger or chart recorders can now get a free consultation. Those using data loggers or chart recorders for…
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