Meister Media Worldwide (MMW), the leading agriculture media and events company, has been named a national finalist for the 2025 Azbees American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Awards of Excellence for editorial content in American Vegetable Grower’s “2024 State of the Vegetable Industry: I Am an American Vegetable Grower” report.
In addition to securing a national finalist placement, MMW took home a gold, three bronze, and a silver award during the regional awards on Wednesday, April 16 in Cleveland. The Heartland region, which features publications from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, is one of eight regions that comprise this segment of the awards program.
ASBPE announced the Heartland regional winners on March 11, which included MMW brands American Vegetable Grower, CropLife Media Group, and Greenhouse Grower, recognized for content innovation, state of the industry coverage, special issue coverage, podcast feature and single topic coverage.
“Mark Smith’s Tenacity is Transforming Yuma”
Award: Regional Bronze Award, American Vegetable Grower
Category: All Content > Innovation Article
“2024 State of the Vegetable Industry: I Am an American Vegetable Grower”
Award: Regional Bronze Award, American Vegetable Grower
Category: Print > State of the Industry
“The ABCs of ESA: The agriculture industry faces profound changes under the Environmental Protection Agency’s workplan to comply with the Endangered Species Act”
Award: Regional Gold Award, CropLife Media Group
Category: Print > Special Issue or Supplement
“Greenhouse Grower to Grower Podcast: Get to Know Lauren Kirchner of Spring Creek Growers”
Award: Regional Bronze Award, Greenhouse Grower
Category: Online > Podcast
“A Balancing Act: Dynamic Market Conditions Are Forcing Many Top 100 Growers to Walk a Tightrope”
Award: Regional Silver Award, Greenhouse Grower
Category: Print > Single Topic Coverage
The annual Azbees regional and national awards are highly competitive and recognize excellence in reporting, editing and design across business-to-business, trade, association and professional publications. Open to all U.S.-based B2B publications, the top regional entries earn national recognition across 64 categories. Awards are presented in five divisions: overall excellence, all content, print, design, and online.
This year, ASBPE received more than 800 entries, which were judged by 83 experienced B2B editors, freelancers, designers and journalism professors. The 2025 National Azbees Awards of Excellence will take place virtually on Tuesday, May 27. ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press.