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.
-
Farm Bill Passes; Retailers Benefit
The Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 Conference Report (H.R. 2419) — also known as the 2008 farm bill — has passed in…
-
Delayed Planting Benefits Beans
The delayed corn planting may be a blessing in disguise for soybeans. Even though planting soybeans earlier has been an increasing trend for growers,…
-
Planting Delays Cause Corn Woes
Many areas are one to two weeks behind schedule in planting corn — and one forecast center says your grower-customers won’t be able to…
-
Pairing Up For Points
If your retail outlet sells Bayer CropScience products in certain states, your corn grower-customers may qualify for Growing Strong Rewards Program points. Through the…
-
IndyCar Drivers Pump Up Ethanol Benefits
The 92nd Indianapolis 500 race will be run this Sunday, May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN. Those in that area…
-
Energy Crisis Focus On The Hill
The impact of the natural gas crisis on the U.S. fertilizer industry was the talk of the U.S. Senate this week. The Fertilizer Institute…
-
Module Manages Resistance
A Syngenta program may help your grower-customers deal with the growing problem of glyphosate-resistant weeds. The company’s Resistance Fighter Resistance Management Module is a…
-
EU Delays GM Decision
After environmental groups urged the European Union (EU) to reject applications from the biotech industry to approve two corn crops and one newly engineered…
-
Ethanol Eases Pain At Pump
Retail gasoline prices increased in the U.S. for the sixth straight day and hit their fifth consecutive record at $3.718, auto group AAA’s Web…
-
Make Sure Your Growers Count
Remind your grower-customers that if they haven’t filled out their 2007 Census of Agriculture form — it’s time to get it done and be…
Recently Posted
Newsletter
The ag retail brief, twice a week
Input pricing, distribution moves, and the equipment that actually ships.
Free · unsubscribe anytime