David Beckman

David Beckman was elected to the CHS Board of Directors in 2018. He serves as vice chair of the Board's Government Relations committee and as a member of the Corporate Risk committee. Beckman was a member of the CHS Resolutions Committee in 2017 and 2018.

Beckman is board chair for Central Valley Ag Cooperative, York, Neb., and secretary of the Nebraska Cooperative Council. Previously, he chaired Central Farmers Cooperative, O'Neill, Neb., and Farmers Cooperative Exchange, Elgin, Neb.

Beckman earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

With his wife, sons and brother and their families, Beckman raises irrigated corn and soybeans and operates a custom hog-feeding operation near Elgin, Neb. He also owns a small trucking business.