What Meister Media Worldwide does

Meister Media Worldwide is a privately held, family-owned B2B media and events company that has served the global agriculture industry since 1932, currently in its fourth generation of family leadership. The company operates a portfolio of vertical media brands covering crop protection and plant health (AgriBusiness Global, CropLife, CropLife IRON), specialty crops (American Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower), cotton (Cotton Grower), greenhouse and controlled-environment production (Greenhouse Grower, CEAg World), and precision agriculture (PrecisionTech Ag Professional), distributed across print magazines, branded websites, e-newsletters, podcasts, and white papers.

The company's underlying platform is a multi-format content and audience infrastructure: a long-tenured editorial operation produces recurring specialty publications and topical newsletters, while proprietary data products (PURE Intel+ for California crop protection intelligence and the AgriBusiness Global Sourcing Network, covering 5,600+ products and 540+ suppliers) provide structured market intelligence. A complementary event portfolio (AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit, CEAg World Conference & Expo, BioSolutions Conference & Expo, Tech Hub LIVE, VISION Conference, Fruit and Vegetable Grower Connect, GreenhouseConnect, plus regional LATAM and SE Asia conferences) extends monetization into face-to-face trade networking.

Revenue is generated across five streams: advertising sales across print, digital, and event platforms; subscription fees for magazines and digital editions; event registration, sponsorship, and exhibitor fees; subscription access to data products; and professional services revenue from Meister Custom Business Solutions, an in-house marketing agency offering content, video, web, and campaign services. The business sells exclusively direct to enterprise clients through a regional sales force covering the Americas, China, India, Europe, and the Middle East, with all pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Meister Media Worldwide

Legal name

Meister Media Worldwide, Inc.

Website

https://meistermedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Meister Media Worldwide is a family-owned B2B media and events company serving the global agriculture industry through vertical media brands, proprietary data products, trade events, and custom marketing services for advertisers, sponsors, and subscribers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Media & Events

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Syndication, Licensing & Content Partnerships (Columns, Features, Photos) (MPAJADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Periodicals, Magazines & Newspapers Distribution (CRAOALAB), Media Measurement, Attribution & Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) Services (MPAAABAN)

Keywords

• B2B agricultural media
• Crop protection publishing
• Agriculture trade events
• Agricultural market intelligence
• Specialty crop advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Willoughby

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Primary revenue stream from advertising across print publications, digital platforms, and newsletters. Advertisers include agricultural input manufacturers, equipment companies, crop protection firms, and service providers seeking to reach agribusiness professionals.
2. Subscription Revenue: Subscription fees for magazine and digital publication access, including branded titles such as American Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower, CropLife, Cotton Grower, and Greenhouse Grower.
3. Event Revenue: Registration fees, sponsorships, and exhibitor revenue from owned trade events including AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit, CEAg World Conference & Expo, BioSolutions Conference & Expo, Fruit and Vegetable Grower Connect, GreenhouseConnect, Tech Hub LIVE, and VISION Conference.
4. Data Products: Revenue from data intelligence products including PURE Intel+ crop protection database and AgriBusiness Global Sourcing Network, providing market intelligence to agriculture professionals.
5. Custom Business Solutions: Agency-style services including custom content creation, video production, website development, and marketing campaign execution for agricultural clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Meister Media Worldwide is a B2B media company that produces agricultural trade publications, websites, newsletters, and podcasts; organizes industry trade events and conferences; sells proprietary data products; and delivers custom marketing services for agricultural clients. Its brand portfolio spans crop protection, fruit, vegetable, cotton, greenhouse, controlled environment agriculture, and precision ag segments, reaching millions of agriculture professionals across 150+ countries.

Product overview

Meister Media Worldwide operates a diversified portfolio of media brands, events, data products, and business services targeting the global agriculture industry. The core offering consists of market-leading publications including AgriBusiness Global (crop protection and plant health), American Fruit Grower (fruit and nuts), American Vegetable Grower (vegetables), Cotton Grower (cotton), CropLife and CropLife IRON (U.S. ag retail and equipment), Greenhouse Grower (floriculture and controlled environment), and CEAg World (controlled environment agriculture). Supporting the media brands are digital properties (websites, newsletters including The Signal, podcasts such as Cotton Companion), data products (PURE Intel+ for California crop protection intelligence, AgriBusiness Global Sourcing Network with 5,600+ products), event properties (Trade Summit, LATAM Conference, SE Asia Conference, Biosolutions Conference & Expo, CEAg World Conference & Expo, Tech Hub LIVE, VISION Conference, Fruit and Vegetable Grower Connect, GreenhouseConnect), award programs (Apple Grower of the Year, Grower Achievement, CropLife Ag Tech Awards of Excellence, ShowStopper, Product of the Year, Evening of Excellence), and custom business solutions (website design, video production, content creation, event management). The Global Ag Tech Initiative connects precision agriculture stakeholders across these platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AgriBusiness Global: Leading media brand for global crop input value chain including crop protection, plant health, and ag technology
• American Fruit Grower
• Western Fruit Grower
• American Vegetable Grower
• CEAg World
• Cotton Grower
• CropLife
• CropLife IRON
• Greenhouse Grower
• PrecisionTech Ag Professional
• Global Ag Tech Initiative
• PURE Intel Plus
• GenNext Growers
• PACE
• The Signal

Products and services

• AgriBusiness Global Media Brand Business-to-business media brand delivering news, analysis, and intelligence on crop protection, plant health, and agricultural technology for leaders in the global crop input value chain.
• American Fruit Grower Flagship trade magazine and media brand serving producers, shippers, and influencers in fresh and processing markets for deciduous fruit, citrus, grapes, berries, and tree nuts in North America.
• American Vegetable Grower Trade magazine serving the U.S. vegetable industry with coverage of field, greenhouse, and organic production, marketing, and new varieties.
• CEAg World Media brand covering controlled environment agriculture including greenhouse production, indoor/vertical farming, urban farming, and container farms.
• Cotton Grower Trade magazine serving U.S. cotton growers, crop consultants, ginners, ag retailers, suppliers, and merchants with coverage of production, crop inputs, ginning, and marketing.
• CropLife Trade magazine serving U.S. ag retailers, distributors, technology integrators, manufacturers, and suppliers bringing crop inputs to American farmers.
• CropLife IRON Product news publication for ag retailers covering sprayers, tenders and trailers, nozzles and valves, and fertilizer blenders, with features, news, and specifications for plant and application managers.
• Greenhouse Grower Trade magazine serving controlled-environment production, including producers of floriculture and transplant vegetable crops with strategic business content.
• PrecisionTech Ag Professional CropLife Media Group brand helping ag retailers, consultants, and equipment dealers understand and incorporate precision technologies and best business practices.
• PURE Intel+ Subscription data product providing California crop protection intelligence with details on crop protection products, permittees, and use records obtained from ag counties for all restricted materials applied in California.
• AgriBusiness Global Sourcing Network Interactive subscription database with in-depth information on 5,600+ crop protection products and 540+ international suppliers, serving as a global connection platform between buyers and suppliers.
• AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit Annual trade event serving as the world's premier crop input sourcing event, connecting crop protection, biologicals, plant nutrition, and ag technology value chain members from 40+ countries.
• AgriBusiness Global LATAM Conference Conference event providing business intelligence and trade connections in the Latin American agricultural landscape for crop input and agribusiness companies.
• AgriBusiness Global SE Asia Conference Conference facilitating trade and market development in Southeast Asia, convening the agribusiness community to capitalize on regional opportunities.
• Biosolutions Conference & Expo North America's premier event for specialty crop growers and consultants devoted to the latest developments and effective use of biological products in sustainable crop management.
• CEAg World Conference & Expo Conference and expo for the rapidly advancing sector of food grown in protected environments, including greenhouse production, indoor/vertical farming, urban farming, and container farms.
• Tech Hub LIVE Annual event for data-driven digital agriculture practitioners in the U.S., showcasing new technologies and solutions to deploy.
• The VISION Conference Strategic global forum connecting senior executives from agronomic and horticulture markets seeking to integrate technology-driven business solutions.
• Fruit and Vegetable Grower Connect Premier event pairing key industry suppliers with decision makers from large specialty crop operations for private, executive-level meetings.
• GreenhouseConnect Event bringing together leading industry suppliers and executives from progressive greenhouse operations for strategic one-on-one meetings.
• Meister Custom Business Solutions Custom marketing agency services for agricultural clients including website design, video production, content creation, graphic design, event management, direct marketing, SEO, and research.
• The Signal Newsletter Weekly global ag tech e-newsletter providing insights for agricultural technology leaders charged with making crucial decisions and strategizing for the future.
• Global Insight Series Series of digital reports providing deep dives into specific agricultural segments including biologicals, plant health, soil health, irrigation technology, climate smart farming, and labor and technology.
• Cotton Companion Podcast Podcast offering deep industry coverage, webinars, and special reports for the U.S. cotton industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaches 79%+ of fruit and nut growers and packers in the specialty market
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RainbowcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 March 2026Rainbow has returned as the Innovation Title Sponsor for the AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit, reinforcing its commitment to advancing collaboration across the crop protection, biologicals, plant nutrition, and agricultural technology sectors. The partnership supports the summit's 19th annual event bringing together crop input leaders from over 40 countries.
• AgritecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Agritecture and CEAg World partnered on the 2025 Global CEA Census, making the comprehensive controlled environment agriculture market research available for download. The partnership provides valuable industry data and insights to CEA stakeholders.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Meredith Corporation (Successful Farming): Legacy media company that publishes Successful Farming and other agriculture titles as part of a broader national magazine portfolio. Comparable to Meister on the agricultural publishing dimension but operates as a broad incumbent with diversified consumer and lifestyle publications.
• Informa Markets (Agriculture): Global events and B2B media conglomerate that operates major agricultural events (e.g., World AgriTech, livestock shows) and vertical publications. Comparable to Meister on events and trade media, but operates at much larger scale with a multi-vertical portfolio rather than agriculture-specialized focus.

Direct peers

• DTN (Progressive Farmer): DTN publishes Progressive Farmer and operates a leading agricultural information platform combining market data, weather, and editorial content. Directly comparable to Meister as a diversified agricultural information and media business serving growers, ag retailers, and producers.
• AgriMarketing Magazine: Trade publication focused on agribusiness marketing and communications, serving advertisers and agencies in the agriculture industry. Comparable to Meister in addressing ag marketing decision-makers, though at smaller scale and with narrower advertising/media focus.
• Farm Journal Media: One of the largest U.S. agricultural media companies, publishing magazines (including the historic Prairie Farmer), digital properties (AgWeb, AgPro), and hosting industry events. Directly comparable to Meister as a multi-platform B2B ag media competitor serving overlapping crop, livestock, and ag retail audiences.
• Vance Publishing (Vertical Web Media): Historic agricultural B2B publisher of brands including Western Farm Press, Delta Farm Press, and Southeast Farm Press—competitors in row crop and specialty crop editorial coverage. Directly comparable to Meister's Cotton Grower and specialty crop titles as a multi-brand agricultural trade publisher.

Emerging players

• Hortidaily: Digital-first international news platform covering greenhouse horticulture, vertical farming, and fresh produce industry. Comparable to Meister's CEAg World and Greenhouse Grower in CEA editorial coverage, but operates as a digital-native outlet versus Meister's print-led legacy format.
• AgFunder: Venture capital firm and ag tech media platform that publishes industry intelligence, reports, and news on agricultural technology. Comparable to Meister's Global Insight Series and Global Ag Tech Initiative, but with a narrower focus on ag tech investing and emerging technologies rather than full agricultural media coverage.

Regional players

• Greenhouse Canada (Annex Business Media): Canadian-controlled environment agriculture and greenhouse publication covering floriculture and ornamental production. Comparable to Meister's Greenhouse Grower brand in floriculture and CEA editorial coverage, but serves primarily the Canadian market.
• Top Crop Manager: Canadian agricultural trade publication covering crop production, agronomy, and farm management across Canada. Comparable to Meister's CropLife and CropLife IRON brands on crop inputs and precision agriculture editorial, but operates primarily in the Canadian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meistermedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/MeisterMedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1694815

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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