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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In Memoriam: Roy Cleveland
Long-time ag marketing researcher Roy Cleveland died on March 6. He struggled for more than a month to overcome the effects of a heart…
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Disposal Measure Almost In The Can
EPA says the proposed final rule on container collection and recycling is progressing. The rule, which requires pesticide registrants of agricultural and professional specialty…
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Global Biotech Use Growing
Biotech crop plantings continue to expand across the globe, and developing countries are beginning to lead the charge. And here’s a little trivia: Do…
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BASF Introduces Herbicide
BASF’s newest herbicide coming out of its development pipeline has been submitted for U.S. registration. The herbicide, which utilizes saflufenacil as its active ingredient,…
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Cyst Nematode Unmasked
Researchers are learning the secrets of the harmful cyst nematode. Many soybean growers are all too familiar with the menacing Heterodera glycines cyst nematode,…
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Thoughts From Commodity Classic
CropLife Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj attended the recent Commodity Classic conference in Nashville. In reviewing their experiences, they shared the following e-mail…
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Sticker Shock Ahead?
Experts fear there may be a ‘corn shock’ ahead for the U.S. economy. The Kansas City Star reports that some experts believe the U.S.…
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Forget Food Vs. Fuel
There’s no contest between food and fuel in corn production, and Congress is working hard to pass the 2008 farm bill before March 15.…
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Crop Protection Rolls On
The robust value of the crop protection market appears to be continuing as we move into the middle of the 1st Quarter of 2008.…
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Unapproved Dow Trait Found In Corn
Even though an unapproved trait was discovered in 2006 and 2007 seed, this year’s corn crop will not be affected. Traces of Dow AgroSciences’…
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