Jeff Bechard

Jeff Bechard is the SVP of Grain. He was raised on a diversified crop and livestock farm near Clay Center, KS. Throughout his youth, he took an active role in both 4-H and FFA and attributes a lot of his personal development to those organizations. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Economics.

Jeff's 30+ years career in the grain industry began in grain facility management with ConAgra's wheat milling division. From 1987-1997, Jeff managed elevator operations in Kansas for two separate family-owned grain companies. From 1997-1999 he was the Grain Division Manager for Farmway Co-op, Inc. In 1999, he helped create AgMark LLC, a grain marketing organization based in North Central Kansas. He served as Marketing Manager until 2002 when he was promoted to president. In 2014, Jeff joined Rich Connell Agri-Search and recruited talent for the grain industry. Jeff returned to management in 2018 as VP of Grain for Frenchman Valley Co-op until he joined CVA in 2021. Jeff serves as a board member for the National Grain and Feed Association.