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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Plant Tissue Analysis Is Good Medicine For Crops
Plant tissue analysis determines essential nutrient concentrations in sampled plant tissues, according to an article on NutrientStewardship.com. It complements a proven soil testing plan…
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Soil Testing: What’s In It For Me?
Soil testing has been a recommended management practice for crop producers by agronomists, extension agents, and crop consultants for years. Of the many crop…
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Importance Of Potassium In Soybeans
Soybeans have a big appetite for potassium, writes agronomist Dan Davidson on ILSoyAdvisor.com. So, are you feeding them enough? Soybeans require potash and plenty…
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4 Key Factors Affecting Potassium Uptake
Potassium (K) is an essential nutrient for plant growth. Because large amounts are absorbed from the root zone in the production of most agronomic…
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Factors To Consider When Assessing Risk Of Herbicide Resistance
How does a farmer or ag retailer establish that a herbicide resistance problem is developing or if their farming practices may lead to resistance appearing? There…
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How To Determine Herbicide Rotations And Mixtures
When planning a weed control program, herbicides should be selected from groups that use different sites of action to control the same weed and…
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Exceed The Seed Symposium Lauded For Engaging Speakers, New Seed Technology Insight
The 2016 Exceed the Seed Symposium offered attendees exclusive knowledge of developing trends in seed treatment and novel technologies to evaluate and enhance seed…
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Early Identification Pays When Controlling Palmer Amaranth
In recent years Palmer amaranth has been confirmed in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio indicating it could become a major agronomic weed in…
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Understanding The Three Key Principles Of Glyphosate Resistance
A weed’s potential for developing glyphosate resistance is primarily guided by three factors: weed biology, intensity of glyphosate use, and glyphosate rate, according to…
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What Plants Sense And ‘Say’ May Impact The Future Of Weed Control
Scientists with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say plants can sense and communicate in ways that may surprise you, and those findings…
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