Big Turnout for Beck's Hybrids Open House

A crowd of some 400 people turned out Thursday for the Open House for Beck's Hybrids' Effingham distribution center.

Company founder Sonny Beck was present along with his sons including Company President Scott Beck and a number of others from the Beck's team. 

Our Greg Sapp spoke with Scott Beck at Thursday's event...

(THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ORGANIZED THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO MARK THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE BECK'S HYBRIDS FACILITY)

Effingham Mayor Jeff Bloemker was on hand to welcome the business to the community, and a flag raising ceremony featuring color guards from three local veterans organizations was held. The company fed those gathered. The turnout and the weather led Beck's to have off-site parking and a shuttle service to get those who attended to and from the site.

(THE CROSS AT THE CROSSROADS SERVED AS A NICE BACKDROP TO THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY AT BECK'S HYBRIDS THURSDAY)

The Beck's location will see seed brought from a wide area to the distribution facility and then shipped to growers all through parts of downstate Illinois. The company held an information meeting as part of Thursday's event to bring growers up to date on advances in corn varieties and the latest on market trends.

(A SELFIE FEATURING "RFD ILLINOIS" HOST DeLOSS JAHNKE, BECK'S HYBRIDS PRESIDENT SCOTT BECK, AND OUR OWN GREG SAPP AT THURSDAY'S OPEN HOUSE)

Access to the Beck's site is expected to soon be enhanced as bids are to be let later this month for a reconstruction of Pike Avenue, west from Raney Street to the distribution center.

(A LOOK AT SOME OF THE 400+ ATTENDEES AT THURSDAY'S OPEN HOUSE AT BECK'S HYBRIDS)