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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Syngenta Optimizing Water
New experiment corn lines could mean “goodbye, million dollar rain.” Every corn grower in the Midwest knows about the “million dollar rain.” While it…
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Herbicides Show Growth
Across agriculture, herbicides enjoyed a healthy boost in sales in most regions in 2007 vs. 2006, according to aggregated retail sales data provided via…
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DuPont Herbicides OK’d
Two new soybean herbicides from DuPont Crop Protection offer weed resistance management. DuPont has received EPA registration approval for two soybean preemergence herbicides. Enlite…
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Asmark Institute Launches VIP Network
The Asmark Institute‘s new network upgrades meeting capabilities. The Asmark Institute plans to provide a Videoconference Internet Protocol (VIP) Network to its affiliated state…
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Mid-Range Could Be Just Right
Research findings show that mid-range ethanol blends may be better, even in standard cars. A new study, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy…
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Conference Joins Forces
Fertilizer was the focus of a two-day conference in California. Some 250 people from California’s agricultural industry attended the two-day fertilizer conference in Tulare…
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Hybrids May Reduce Rain Effect
Syngenta’s experimental corn lines optimize water use. Every corn grower in the Midwest knows about the "million dollar rain." While it is rare that…
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Bayer Lauds New Herbicide
A new corn herbicide controls both broadleaf and tough grass weeds. EPA has approved Bayer CropSciences’ Laudis postemergence corn herbicide. It is a systemic…
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Farm, Energy Bills May See Action
Both the farm and energy bills may be voted on by the U.S. Senate this week. In a deal to get the farm bill…
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GM Crops: French Non, German Ja
The reaction to a Monsanto genetically modified (GM) corn is a mixed bag in Europe. France has formally suspended the commercial use of GM…
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