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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BASF Boosting Spending
Amid rising demand for crop commodities, BASF Crop Protection will invest more than $225 million over the next two years to increase its capacity…
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EPA Rejects Ethanol Waiver Request
EPA denied a request by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to waive 50 percent of the 9-billion-gallon Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on Aug. 7. The…
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DuPont, Hexima Join Forces
DuPont and Melbourne, Australia-based Hexima Ltd. announced a development and commercialization agreement for certain biotech fungal disease resistance technology in corn, soybeans, and other…
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DeWitt To Lead Sulphur Plant
Continuing its strategic growth, H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. has hired a new plant manager for its Wilmington, CA, sulphur facility. As the manager…
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Bill Seeks Infrastructure Credit
Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives looks to offset the costs of setting up alternative fuel equipment at gas stations. Introduced on…
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Bayer Expands Portfolio
Bayer CropScience has received EPA approval for its Ignite herbicide in LibertyLink crops, giving U.S. growers a nonselective alternative to glyphosate. The company also…
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More Approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans
Monsanto Co. has received regulatory approvals for Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans in Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition, the company noted the…
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Calling For More Flex Fuel Vehicles
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that calls for more flex fuel vehicles. The Open Fuel Standard Act has been introduced by…
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New Ag Show Provides International Connection
The inaugural AG CONNECT Expo — set for Jan. 12-15, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL — will showcase the…
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Mycogen Selects Temporary R&D Site
Dow AgroSciences LLC and Mycogen Seeds have signed a lease agreement and purchase option for a new breeding station facility near Huron, SD. This…
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