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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Ethanol Production ’08 Outpacing ’07
Based on calculations by Bentek Energy LLC, U.S. ethanol production in the first quarter of 2008 is on pace to exceed 2007’s production during…
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New Cadet On Weed Patrol
Corn and soybean growers have a new option for selective postemergence control of tough broadleaf weeds in corn and soybeans. Cadet herbicide from FMC…
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Agrium Goes European
Agrium Inc.’s latest deal gives the fertilizer company a strong European presence. Agrium has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire a 70 percent…
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Farm Bill Close, Yet So Far
The farm bill inches ever closer to completion, but the conferees need to hurry to meet this Friday’s deadline. The chairmen of the House…
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Soggy Spring Stalls Planting
When the calendar turns to April, farm work normally is in high gear. But soggy fields are staying soggy, leaving grain producers with little…
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Stagnant Supply Stretches, Could Snap
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) offers some worrisome figures for future fertilizer shortages. In its April 14 edition of ARA Retailer Fact$, ARA says…
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Japanese Buying Biotech For Food Use
A major Japanese wet miller now will buy biotech corn for food production. According to an article in a Japanese trade paper, "Daily Feed…
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AAE Adds Ag-Chem Line
There’s a new distributor of Ag-Chem products. Alliance Application Equipment LLC (AAE) becomes Ag-Chem’s fourth largest dealer, offering sales, service and parts for Ag-Chem’s…
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Plant Soybeans Right The First Time
Short soybean seed supply increases need for good planting practices to avoid replanting. Cool, wet soils can cause extra hazards to soybean seed being…
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Insect Protection Combo Boosts Yields
Treating corn rootworm hybrids with soil insecticides boosted yields an average of 12 bushels per acre in university trials across the Corn Belt in…
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