USDBC Board Meets in Denver

The U.S. Dry Bean Council (USDBC) Board of Directors convened in-person in Denver, Colorado last week after over a year of virtual meetings. The board tackled a comprehensive list of critical association and programmatic issues over the course of one and a half days, including:   Legislative priorities Beans in food aid Trade teams and trade […]

USDBC Officers Reelected

At the Dry Bean Congress in Cancun, Mexico, U.S. Dry Bean Council board officers were reelected. All current board officers were unanimously elected to a second term including: Deon Maasjo of Oaks, North Dakota as president Clint Stoutenburg of Sandusky, Michigan as vice president Kevin Regan of Webster, North Dakota as secretary/treasurer. 

Northarvest Elects New Slate of Officers

The Northarvest Bean Growers Association has elected a new slate of Board of Director officers, as well as U.S. Dry Bean Council directors. David Dickson of Gilby, North Dakota is the new Northarvest president. Previously, Dickson served as vice president, and also serves on the promotion, legislative, search, scholarship and communication committees. Dickson was first […]

Dry Bean Scene

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2019 Bean Congress in the Books

The 2019 U.S.-Mexico International Bean Congress was held February 7-9 in Cancun, Mexico. During the event, seminars, discussions and one-on-one business meetings were held. The U.S. dry bean industry was able to gather with the Mexican trade to celebrate numerous concurrent events such as: The signing of the U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) World […]