Ag advisor: Hone your farm plans

Tim Kenyon
Aug 22, 2026
8 hrs ago

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Matt Bennett, grain market consultant for Beck’s, stresses being proactive with current conditions.

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A farmer at Becknology Day Aug. 11 inspects corn plots at the seed company’s facility in Colfax, Iowa.

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Tim Kenyon

COLFAX, Iowa — Speakers at Becknology Day in central Iowa urged producers to be hyper vigilant to keep their farming operations in the black.

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