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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Biotech Industry To Self-Regulate
Biotech crop makers are increasing self-regulation to avoid the accidental spread of genetic material, a move that will definitely benefit you and your grower-customers.…
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Facility Inspections Start Up Again
Retailers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming take note: Bulk pesticide…
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Wet Soil? Use Slow-Release N
Slow-release nitrogen is better for wet soil, reports a University of Missouri (MU) researcher. The farm landscape can significantly influence how crops respond to…
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Candidates Cobble In Cornfield
Aye, Cap’n, ’tis the candidates you see shaking swords in the corn. Prepare all hands on deck to pick their poison. As an ag…
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Bipartisan Bill Aids Alternative Fuel Efforts
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC), the nation’s primary advocate of the use of E85, strongly endorses a recent legislative proposal that would increase…
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Cuba Follows Fidel, Cuts Ethanol Plans
Fidel Castro still wields a strong influence on Cuban strategy, including the country’s ethanol production plans, according to a Reuters news service report. "Following…
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Production, Spending Figures Reported
Two major USDA reports have been released in the past week by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS): today’s Crop Production report and last…
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Port Unveils ‘Green’ Locomotives
The new hybrid equipment at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville, reduces rail diesel emissions at the port by 25 percent. The two new hybrid locomotives…
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Leadership Positions Appointed
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Arysta Life Sciences select new top officers. Valent U.S.A. Corp. has promoted President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Trevor…
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Dow AgroSciences Buys Dairyland Seed
The acquisition of Dariyland Seed Co., Inc. and its affiliate, Bio-Plant Research, will build Dow AgroSciences’ corn, soybean, and alfalfa businesses. Dow AgroSciences LLC…
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