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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NPK Pricing: A Prevailing Concern
In mid-December, the CropLife eNews Retail Chatterbox question asked which of the following topics — fertilizer prices, seed costs, crop protection costs, and economic…
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Cullers Gets 100+ Yields In All Bean Fields
Kip Cullers of K&K Farms in Purdy, MO, impressed the agricultural world the previous two years by smashing soybean production records with yields of…
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Seed.Pro Streamlines Bulk Seed Processing
The new Seed.Pro 400-bushel bulk seed delivery system helps streamline planting with an innovative weather-tight design that allows bulk seed to be procured and…
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Vilsack Named Ag Secretary Nominee
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor, as his choice for agriculture secretary. "Iowa is the ethanol capital of the nation,…
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Biofuels Mandate Tough To Meet
Reuters reports that the U.S. government’s top energy forecasting agency annual forecast has mixed news about the country’s ability to meet alternative fuel mandates.…
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Command Central For Financial Help
An innovative, university research-based Web site has new resources to help Americans — including you, your co-workers, your growers, and your family and friends…
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ERS Updates Fertilizer Data
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released updated information on fertilizer use and price data. The USDA-ERS report brings together 1960-2008 data on fertilizer…
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Bayer Launching LibertyLink Beans
Bayer CropScience plans to launch its LibertyLink herbicide-tolerance technology for soybeans in the United States in 2009. The company informed growers, retailers, and the…
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eMerge Genetics Fills Non-GMO Void
Schillinger Seed, a specialty soybean seed company headquartered in West Des Moines, IA, has introduced eMerge Genetics — a new division of the company…
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Doha Effort Fails Again
Due to disagreements on agricultural and industrial goods between the U.S. and countries with emerging economies, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has failed to…
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