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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Wind Blowing Away Ethanol In Iowa
“Two of three Iowans say ethanol has been good for the state, although a majority believe wind power should be the state’s new priority,…
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Trying To Beat Drought
To satisfy the world’s growing demand for food, scientists are trying to pull off a genetic trick that nature itself has had trouble accomplishing…
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Pesticide Ban Battle Intensifies
After two years of debate, the European Union’s (EU) agriculture ministers have approved stricter controls on the use of crop protection products. And yet…
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Soybean Rust Moving Northward
Just a few days ago, Asian soybean rust was confirmed in Illinois, the northernmost sighting this year. That same day marked first-time reports in…
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A Phoenix Tale
The saying goes that “two heads are better than one.” When putting its latest product offering together, Raven Industries took this saying to heart.…
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Iowa Growers Share Biotech Success Story
Growers from across Iowa took advantage of the rainy weather to tout the worldwide benefits of biotechnology. Here’s the gist of what they told…
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Job Hunter Network’s Growth Explosive
The potential employees are out there — but is your dealership using the best methods to find them? The new AgJobNetwork.com Web site’s instant popularity…
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Looking Beyond Ethanol
Researchers are trying to domesticate Mother Nature and use “super bugs” like E. coli microbes for fuel. "Nature is stubborn. It doesn’t like to…
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Protecting Endangered Plants, Saving Roundup
Monsanto Co. is launching a new Web program to help your dealer-applicators and grower-customers locate and protect endangered plant species. The manufacturer of the…
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Is There An Ethanol Squeeze?
"Like most other industries across the country, ethanol is feeling an economic pinch. Only the squeeze has become particularly tight for ethanol," according to…
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