The 2025 Nebraska Dry Bean Day will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4. It will feature the Nebraska Dry Bean Growers Association’s (NDBGA) annual meeting and updates on bean-related research in Nebraska.
Registration and an opportunity to visit vendor booths begin at noon. The program begins at 1 p.m. with welcomes from Trevor Schneider, NDBGA president, and Chris Kelley, Nebraska Dry Bean Commission. The NDBGA annual meeting and voting will be held at 1:10 p.m. Danny Raulerson, US Dry Bean Council Executive Director, will have a presentation on the “New direction the USDBC is taking for representing the US dry bean industry.”
The meeting on Feb. 4 will be held at the Gering Civic Center in Gering. To register or for more information, email nebeangrower@allophone.com.
Bean Day Agenda
Noon to 1 p.m. – Registration and vendor booth visits. Receive a raffle ticket for each can of beans or other food item donated that will be given to local food pantries. This year food donations will benefit the Mitchell-Morrill-Lyman Food Pantry
1 p.m. – Welcome: Trevor Schneider, NE Dry Bean Growers Association President and Chris Kelley, Nebraska Dry Bean Commission
1:10 p.m. – Annual Meeting & Voting & Scholarship Announcements
1:20 p.m. – Courtney Schuler, US Dry Bean Council Executive President
1:25 p.m. – Danny Raulerson, US Dry Bean Council Executive Director, “New direction the USDBC is taking for representing the US dry bean industry”
2:05 p.m. – Dr. Henry Thompson, PhD, Colorado State University, leader in bean and cancer research, “Update on developing new markets for dry bean”
2:50 p.m. – Break & Vendor Visits
3:20 p.m. – Raffle drawing (A set of Commodity Classic Tickets with a gas card must be present to win)
3:25 p.m. – Dr. John Westra, UNL PREC Director, and University Research Presentations/Discussion
4:55 p.m. – Final Raffle Drawing (A set of Commodity Classic Tickets w/motel accommodations, must be present to win) + (2025 RMBDA Registration Tickets to Annual Meeting)
5 p.m. – Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, vendor visits, social hour