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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Seeing Through Big Oil’s Smoke, Mirrors
Despite reports of a well-publicized and well-funded anti-ethanol misinformation campaign, an overwhelming majority of consumers still believe the U.S. is too dependent on foreign…
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Mall Shooting Takes One Of Industry’s Own
A veteran ag-chem salesman was killled in last week’s mall shooting in Omaha, NE. Gary Scharf, 48, was the second of eight victims killed…
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Pioneer Premiums Times Seven
Growers in seven states will have more opportunities to market their soybeans for a premium. Selected elevators in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Pennsylvania,…
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New Seed Treatment Targets Potential
A new seed treatment is ready to provide early nutritional benefits in 2008. PROTINUS from Wolf Trax ensures the seed gets the early nutrition…
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Bayer Collaborates On Bean Traits
A new Bayer CropScience deal will benefit U.S. soybean growers. Bayer, Mertec LLC, and M.S. Technologies LLC have agreed to jointly develop and commercialize…
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Side Effect: Hops, Corn Affect Beer Prices
Beer prices are likely to climb. How does corn affect those costs? According to an article in the L.A. Times, a global shortage of…
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‘Green’ Fertilizer Demand Growing
The U.S. market for so-called ‘green’ fertilizers is on the increase due to environmental concerns and to fit into the criteria of value-added growing…
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New Holland Supports B100 Use
New Holland supports the use of B100 biodiesel in its diesel engines. Overall, nearly 80% of New Holland-branded products with diesel engines, including electronic…
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Developing Less Thirsty GM Crops
As concerns about water availability grow, there’s news about a genetically modified crop needing less water to grow. Researchers from the University of California…
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Fungicides Off The Hook In 2007
Buoyed by growers’ determination to squeeze every kernel of corn from every acre planted, fungicide sales blew up in the U.S. this year, according…
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