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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Good News: Ag Exports On Record Track
Not all economic news is bad. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer says an updated quarterly forecast for U.S. agricultural exports is record news —…
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Schafer Says Don’t Blame Biofuels For Food Crisis
This week U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer is in Rome for the World Food Security conference, which is hosted by the Food and…
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Bad News: Legislation Reduces Farm Income
The Fertilizer Institute (TFI)/Doane Advisory Services study finds proposed climate change legislation will hit growers’ wallets hard. And that’s not good news for retailers.…
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Canadian House Passes Biofuels Bill
Canada’s House of Commons has passed a bill that will require all gasoline sold in the country to contain 5 percent ethanol by 2010,…
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USDA Drops Ag Chemical Survey
USDA has confirmed its plans to eliminate its crop protection product use survey, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s Web site. The program has…
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DuPont, Rotam Reach Patent Agreement
DuPont and Rotam will not meet in court over Rotam’s making and selling.of a specific active ingredient in the U.S. DuPont and Rotam have…
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Pioneer Acquires Curry Brand
Curry Seed Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, have reached an agreement regarding the purchase of the "Curry Seed" brand name. The terms…
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Black Cutworms Moving North
Pioneer recommends early scouting to monitor any potential outbreaks. Recent university reports show significant captures of black cutworms throughout the Corn Belt, and there…
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Forgot To Treat Refuge Corn? Go Post
Some producers have come to the realization that in the hectic pace of planting their Bt-RW corn that the soil insecticide for the 20…
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Monsanto, Syngenta Settle Their Differences
Your grower-customers — and your retail seed business — are the real winners as Monsanto Co. and Syngenta AG settle their dispute over licenses…
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