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Family-owned Beck’s reflects on 90 years of serving farmers

Pictured: Beck's president Scott Beck at the 2026 Becknology Days in Colfax, Iowa (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield)

The president of Beck’s says the company is celebrating 90 years as a family owned and operated seed business.

Scott Beck tells Brownfield momentum is building for the future.

“We had one of our biggest years ever reaching over 1.1 million acres of growth, corn and soybean acres, across our 20-plus state marketing area,” Beck said.

He says their research and development has been key to their long-term success.

“Helped us to understand how hybrids build yield,” Beck said. “That’s the insights we’re now able to share with farmers and match that up with how a farmer farms.”

Beck says their business model is designed to give growers as much diversity as possible in their genetics and trait options.

He spoke to Brownfield at Becknology Days in Colfax, Iowa on Tuesday:

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