Posted 8/8/2023 14:19 (#10350196) Subject: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
The desert of south central neb
I have some in a plot I need to go look at it but everything looks like trash this year so it’s hard to be the judge. What’s your thoughts on Becks strictly seed not the rewards or any other jazz I don’t farm enough to get any points anyway so I really don’t care about that.
Posted 8/8/2023 14:24 (#10350200 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
SW WI
Good……but they aren’t afraid to price it high. For me it was right at the top for yield…..but not most return for my $. A little slower on drydown compared to my other brands. Good standing but for whatever reason harder for me to set my combine for a clean sample ( multiple settings, still haven’t figured it out).
Posted 8/8/2023 14:29 (#10350206 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Missouri
It hangs with the rest but imo unless you go all in for the goodies I can’t get it to price with DK Pioneer and other regional companies. I spread buying seed around and don’t farm enough so I buy 40 sacks of corn and sometimes buy beans. I don’t like 130k and mandatory seed treatment. You’re paying same for 130k as 140k unit from someone else.
Posted 8/8/2023 14:50 (#10350228 - in reply to #10350219) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
NW Missouri
Yep. They'll tell you that 130k of theirs will grow as many beans as 140k of others. Which of course is BS.
I tried some one year, mostly as a favor to a dealer that I was coaching ball with. It yielded fine, but as others said, it wasn't worth the extra cost. Of course, for the small amount I tried, I didn't get any goodies either. I haven't bought any more since.
Posted 8/8/2023 16:35 (#10350327 - in reply to #10350219) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
frankfort in
Yes, the beans are 130k in a bag, but they were the first company to offer them that way.
I plant both their corn and beans, they are just like other companies, some good numbers and some that’s not. The key is to get the right number on the right ground.
Posted 8/8/2023 15:06 (#10350236 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
south west in
Never tried there corn. As for there beans I had trouble planting them. The seed treatment was to sticky and would stick in the kinze seed disk. It may just have been a bad batch that got mixed wrong, we haven't tried any since.
Posted 8/9/2023 11:17 (#10351343 - in reply to #10350236) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
North Central IL
We had the same experience with their soybeans. Seed quality was poor, many splits, small rocks and chucks of treatment material. Planted O.K., yield was no better than other varities, no reson to be a repeat customer.
Posted 8/8/2023 15:15 (#10350250 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
SW MI
I've had great luck with Beck's. Priced better than the other two big brands around here, and has out yielded side by side. I've not had any awards from them aside from a coat and hat every year. I probably qualify but haven't gone through the process.
Posted 8/8/2023 15:32 (#10350267 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
NE Iowa
I have been happy with Becks. I forgo the rewards program and tell my dealer what I’m willing to pay and so far he’s been able to get my price per bag right in line with the other companies.
I think the people at Becks are stand up individuals and I think they have good products. Their research farms are also a great resource. Very unbiased studies done from planter attachments to biologicals.
I’d recommend anyone to try some and see if it works on your farm. Just for the record, I am not a Becks dealer. I plant Pioneer, Heftys, Epley’s, and Becks. 1/2 of my corn acres are Epley’s.
Posted 8/8/2023 22:57 (#10350872 - in reply to #10350319) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
NE Iowa
Okay, so, I am an Epley. That being said, I don’t have anything to do with the seed company whatsoever other than occasionally trucking seed for them.
I have been planting at least half my acres to Epley’s for many years now. I plant a lot of conventional corn and have been very happy. I do plant some traited stuff also but less of that.
I have a test opt every year and Epley’s will always be in the top three. Last year a traited Epley’s hybrid won the whole plot by 16 bushels. When my pioneer guy weighed the plot he knew Epley’s was going to win as he had just weighed another plot with the same hybrid in it.
Posted 8/8/2023 16:19 (#10350313 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Akron, IN
I find their beans to be very good and their corn just ok. I switched to Wyckoffs for corn but kept Becks soybeans. I am not large enough for their rewards and its only 5 or so dollars per acre more than the Wyckoffs. I don't like that they don't offer untreated soybeans.
Posted 8/8/2023 16:35 (#10350326 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Owens Cross Roads, AL
I have planted Beck’s since 2008 on most acres. Seems to yield with everything else around here, my dealer is 175 miles away and knows my fields better the locals. However, I am not impressed with their e3 beans this year but will not make a final decision until the red judge leaves the field. Wilson
Posted 8/8/2023 17:11 (#10350366 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Hilltop Acres
too expensive. we had 6374 and one more number 60 something? Was going to be a dealer but feel it was overpriced and dont make anythign as a dealer. didn't buy any this year. beans overpriced for 130,000 can get others for about $10 less and 140,000
Posted 8/8/2023 18:05 (#10350427 - in reply to #10350366) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
SE Iowa
Most every seed company has good seed, a lot of which is the same hybrids bagged by one grower. Remington seeds grow and bag seed for about SIXTY different companies. Plant from a dealer you trust and can work a deal. I do not try to please every neighbor that sells seed. I plant one company and have several bid my needs. Save considerable coin planting one company. Amazing how much difference there is per unit between 3 or 4 dealers. $25/unit spread has been average spread. One company underbid a whole lot two years ago with I being a new customer but when asked if this was a one time bid and next year would not be bid as good I declined.
Posted 8/8/2023 18:51 (#10350471 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
West Central Indiana
Here’s a good one from awhile back. I have tried some wheat from them but wasn’t impressed. What custom harvesting I’ve done on their corn and beans for others, I highly doubt I’d ever plant Becks.
Posted 8/8/2023 20:02 (#10350577 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Malta, Illinois
Pretty much smoke and mirrors company. They probably have some products that will run in lower yield environments but I have yet to see anything from them that will run with racehorse hybrids in a high yield environment. If you can get them to discount the price of the corn accordingly instead of giving their stupid prizes it might work for you. Lots of better options in my opinion.
Posted 8/8/2023 21:50 (#10350800 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
South Central MN
Location might have a big impact on how it performs for someone.
Here I have had good luck with the corn. Helps if you know your soils and the dealer knows what hybrids work for the given conditions. Not too many other seed companies bother to compare. They also try to select varieties for certain regions unlike some big companies that want ones that work on the majority of the areas in a maturity range even if it gives up a few bushels.
Beans not as many options so don't buy many of those. Also have to factor that 130K bag vs. 140K, though I think Hefty's are even lower (112K or something like that?)
Posted 8/10/2023 07:19 (#10352490 - in reply to #10352222) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Pine City, MN
Kooiker - 8/9/2023 21:00
minn gopher - 8/9/2023 16:51 Some legend non-gmo soybeans are 110K/unit. Our food grade soybean buyer, sells some non-gmo seed all in 110k/unit.
Are they huge beans or something? Or just like to be different for the sake of being different?
Seed is normal size actually little smaller. We’ve planted RR legend in the past they were 140k. Not sure why the non-gmo’s are the 110k and priced like 140k pioneer.
Posted 8/11/2023 10:57 (#10354403 - in reply to #10350845) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
South Central MN
They may have changed it then. For a year or so they were selling "premium" soybean seed that was extra sorted and all that and the bags weren't full units. Think it was 2-4 years ago I had seen that.
Posted 8/8/2023 22:05 (#10350824 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
South Eastern ,ILL
I planted their corn , beans and harvested Becks wheat this year.
The wheat was very good comparatively to our Pioneer & FS.
The beans and corn all look good. I have a small Becks test plot
with 2 Dekalb corn # in it .I like the ability to get rewards .
A person must take into consideration if you buy enough , to get a
Pickup on a 3 year commitment that several thousand you don’t
have to fork over and lessens your cash flow . This must be part of
the equation . Ask yourself what did you get from Big P & Dekalb.as
Posted 8/8/2023 22:31 (#10350847 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
MO
It's a great marketing company that happens to sell seed. Even if you put the economics of them to the side, they have terrible seed quality and will absolutely not do anything about it. The beans have horrible splits and the corn seed treatment was so bad there was yellow kernals in the bag that had hardly any treatment on them. The only thing that had great coverage was the rock that was in the corn seed. I sent my dealer the pictures and he seen how bad it was, especially when he seen the rock. The company and higher ups completely left him stranded on the deal to no fault of his own. That was all I needed to see from them.
Posted 8/9/2023 08:54 (#10351158 - in reply to #10350847) Subject: Becks, no thanks.
Fairbury, NE (Southeast)
Changing to 130k on beans helps no one but Becks and is enough for me to never consider them. If you want to sell a smaller bag...price it accordingly.
The odd ads they put in magazines doesn't help my opinions either.
Posted 8/8/2023 22:48 (#10350864 - in reply to #10350849) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Tried their corn and a few beans last year. I didn’t see anything Great compared to the other brands. My DKC corn beat it by 6 bushel, in same field split planter. The rewards are tempting for some, but not me. I still farm 50/50 on about 2200 acres. My landlord doesn’t need a new gator or fuel trailer.
Posted 8/9/2023 05:50 (#10350960 - in reply to #10350864) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Stoddard Co. SEMO
Big operator that farms beside me in several locations is a Becks dealer. Plants most of their beans on 20” and 30” rows and corn on 30”. Mostly all dryland. Pretty good guys and they wanted to sell me seed but being right across the fence row, I could tell their beans weren’t in the ballpark with mine. That said they don’t fertilize like I do and tend to plant earlier(that can be disastrous on dryland with shorter season beans). They’ve gotten several others around here on board with them but their beans and corn all seem to look like the dealers. I knew something was out of kilter as soon as they told me my populations were to low. I like to stay around 130-140k on beans, with higher populations planted later. 25k down to 20k on dryland hill ground corn. I’ve been pioneer with corn and beans for alot of years but have planted several other brands. One of the best corn yielders in this area is Channel 25??. I planted it several years back when Becks was trying to fish me in. They had nothing to compete. Since then I’ve been pioneer 1464 and 1847 and the 1464 has been strong on marginal ground at lower populations. The 1847, really shows out in creek bottom ground at 25k population. As far as beans go, pioneer needs to offer a group 5.3ish in a flex, for my area. Late summer can really make a guy some beans and these 4.8-4.4, if planted in late April- mid May are maturing to early and not taking advantage of late summer rains. Alot of beans can be made in august and September in my area and south. I’m gonna be looking at some Dyna Gro’s in 5.4 next year that will be planted along with some pioneer. Would like to try some other varieties of group 5’s in a flex but haven’t found any yet. Becks is kinda a bandwagon thing around here and I’ve seen absolutely zero from them to convince me to change.
Posted 8/9/2023 12:04 (#10351420 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
East Central Nebraska
New to our area. Neighbor planted some. The number must of been a bad cold germ or something. I was out there with him counting plants and measuring with a tape and averaging 16K stand and planted at 25K. Trouble was it would be 10 ft of good plants and then 5 feet of absolute nothing. It leafed out under ground. He had a different variety planted in the field and nearly perfect stand. Not saying the corn, but diffently wouldn't get that number again and I don't know anything else about it other than glad it wasn't my field. He left it go as it was cool and in a 100 years drought. We thought at the time, it might be better off being thin and in a drought until the rains came in July. Now they bragging how the ear flexed and will yield pretty good. I bet his other half of the field is much better in my opinion. I'll have to tell him about the 130K on the bean unit as I think he was going to try some of them next year.
Posted 8/9/2023 19:20 (#10351901 - in reply to #10351420) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Central In
Beck's started the numbered bean count in a bag. I suppose someone put 140,000 to get an edge and others followed. Perhaps Beck's needs to follow the herd.
Posted 8/9/2023 20:30 (#10352016 - in reply to #10350196) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
I’ve been a Becks dealer for 6 years and have yet to have any complaints about seed quality or treatment issues from any customers only good things to say. I also still do a corn plot against dekalb last year Becks had 6 numbers beat the highest dekalb number plot leader was 22 bushel ahead of the highest dekalb. For some reason there’s a lot of people on this site that can’t stand Becks for whatever reason but I can tell first hand there’s no other company that is more on the farms side than Becks.
Posted 8/11/2023 11:30 (#10354480 - in reply to #10352016) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Hilltop Acres
NCMO - 8/9/2023 20:30
I’ve been a Becks dealer for 6 years and have yet to have any complaints about seed quality or treatment issues from any customers only good things to say. I also still do a corn plot against dekalb last year Becks had 6 numbers beat the highest dekalb number plot leader was 22 bushel ahead of the highest dekalb. For some reason there’s a lot of people on this site that can’t stand Becks for whatever reason but I can tell first hand there’s no other company that is more on the farms side than Becks.
we had no complaints with the seed last year but i woudl brush up on the pay system we found it wasn't worth the hassle. dads cousin in ohio is a dealer and pay is miserable
Posted 8/11/2023 15:02 (#10354801 - in reply to #10353618) Subject: RE: What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
Stoddard Co. SEMO
Checked my neighbors 20” Beck’s beans this morning vs my Pioneers on 30” and I averaged 25 more, 3 bean pods than the Beck’s. How many bushel does that add up to?
What’s your honest opinion on becks seed
