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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AgriLife Saves Money, Protects Water
A highly successful soil testing program has helped Rio Grande Valley, TX, growers save almost $2 million dollars in fertilizer expenses while protecting a…
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New Ethanol Group To Launch
Leading ethanol producers from around the country have announced the launch of a new organization, Growth Energy. The organization will be dedicated to promoting…
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CoBank Reports 2008 Figures
CoBank, a leading cooperative bank serving agribusinesses and rural utilities throughout the U.S., has announced financial results for the first nine months of 2008.…
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Wilbur-Ellis Snares Ripon
Wilbur-Ellis Co., a CropLife 100 member, has made two recent acquisitions, including taking over another CropLife 100 member — Ripon Farm Service, LLC — for…
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PotashCorp Looks To Avert Labor Strike
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) has reached tentative labor agreements with approximately 500 unionized employees at its Allan, Cory, and Patience Lake potash…
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Researchers Find Hot Gene
Scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) have pinpointed the heat-tolerance gene in plants. This holds promising implications for the improvement of heat tolerance in…
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Syngenta Acquires Argentina’s SPS
Syngenta announced it has signed and closed an agreement to acquire SPS Argentina SA (SPS) to increase Syngenta’s presence is the critical soybean market…
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Dole, McGovern Receive Distinguished World Food Prize
Two former U.S. senators — Bob Dole (R-KS) and George McGovern (D-SD) — have been honored with the World Food Prize for their efforts…
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Seed Industry Convention Set
The American Seed Trade Association’s 63rd Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference and 38th Soybean Seed Research Conference (CSS 2008 & Seed Expo) will…
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Corngrass May Speed Up Biofuels Research
Corngrass, a little-known variation of the typical towering cornstalk, might hold the key to fast, cheap, eco-friendly ways to squeeze more ethanol from tomorrow’s…
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