Are your Annual Convention badges ready to go? If you have any changes, please send them to Mandi BEFORE January 10.

Don't miss out on hearing Kristi Boswell at Annual Convention! She is USCHI's lawyer/lobbyist in Washington DC, and will update the group on legislative happenings from 2025 and speak about what 2026 holds. Learn more about the agenda, here. >> ow.ly/IVHq50XT5JA

Jace Young will kick off Annual Convention with a coaching session and presentation with actionable tools for your business. Jace was part of our financial panel last year and had fantastic insights. Learn more about the agenda and speakers here. >> ow.ly/3AEr50XT5PA

LAST CHANCE! Tomorrow (January 10) is the deadline for any changes to the badges at Annual Convention. Changes to the name badges can be made on your member portal. Planning ahead will save you HOURS of waiting during check in! To add registrations, please reach out to Mandi.

Annual Convention is just around the corner and one of the best sessions we have is our state meetings. Members get to cuss and discuss the priorities and pain points of other custom harvesters in the state. What are you looking forward to talking about in your state meeting?

What a year for our podcast! Custom Harvest Hype published 19 episodes, was heard in 39 countries, published 1,062 minutes, and received over 3,000 downloads landing us in the top 50% of podcasts! Find us and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen!

Welcome to our new members! To learn more about membership, visit >> uschi.com/page/join

Meet the interns that will join us in Des Moines at Annual Convention: Olivia and Haley! They will be behind the camera and social media accounts during the convention. Feel free to say hello when you see them!

There's one thing we do that is always on our mind: Annual Convention. We're one week away from seeing our favorite people!

A huge thank you to our Annual Convention Platinum Sponsors! We're looking forward to seeing the Platinum Sponsors next week at the trade show.

Thank you to our Annual Convention gold sponsors! We appreciate the support for Annual Convention! Who's signing up for the Marsh MMA tractor pull?

Annual Convention is a success because of our sponsors. Thank you so much to this year's Annual Convention Bronze sponsors!

Welcome to Des Moines! We are so excited to see everyone over the next few days!

US Custom Harvesters, Inc. wants to hear from you. This or That: Wrenching vs Paperwork In the off season, what do you prefer to do with your time? Repairs to equiptment or catching up on paperwork?

Congratulations to the 2026 USCHI Vendor of the Year, Marsh McLennan Agency! Marsh is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

🎙️ New Custom Harvest Hype podcast episode is live and we're talking all things USCHI Board related! Watch the latest episode on YouTube, or catch us on Spotify or Apple Podcast.

Congratulations to the newest inductee into the US Custom Harvesters, Inc. Hall of Fame, Mike Parker! To learn more about Mr. Parker, click: youtube.com/watch?v=dbliO4…

H-2A workers are critical to custom harvesters. A 9/20 rule allows H-2A workers to keep non-domicile CDLs, but states are still implementing it. ⚠️ J-1 visas were not included. USCHI is working to address this gap many harvest crews face.

Happy Valentines Day from the organization that loves harvest as much as you do!