U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc.'s annual convention and trade show, January 28–30, 2027, at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. Agenda, trade show hours, and where to find Diversified Safety & Compliance in the exhibit hall.
The U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. (USCHI) Annual Convention brings custom harvest crews and the companies that serve them together for three days of speakers, clinics, state meetings, a live auction, and a trade show that USCHI says covers more than 150,000 square feet. The 2027 convention runs Thursday through Saturday, January 28–30, 2027, at the CHI Health Center, 455 N 10th St, Omaha, Nebraska.
USCHI organizes the convention, sets the agenda, and handles registration. The convention is private: it is open to USCHI harvester and associate members and the guests they register. Diversified Safety & Compliance is a registered vendor in the trade show. We are not presenting any of the sessions below. This page summarizes USCHI's published tentative agenda so you can plan your days, and tells you where to find us.
The trade show is open Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. USCHI sets aside trade-show-only time with no competing sessions: Thursday 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Saturday 10:20 a.m. to noon. Those windows are the easiest time to stop by and talk.
Derek Aude, our founder and CEO, will be at our exhibit while the trade show is open. Diversified is Nebraska-based, with our own collectors across Nebraska and Kansas and 3,000+ partner collection sites nationwide for drug and alcohol testing, which helps when your crew is working fields several states from home. Bring your questions about:
To set a time to talk with Derek at the convention, email [email protected].
What this event covers. The agenda shows who is leading each session.
See the agenda for times and how to reserve each one.
Derek Aude will be at our exhibit while the trade show is open. Ask about DOT testing and consortium membership for CDL drivers, pre-employment testing for seasonal hires, DOT physicals, driver files, and Clearinghouse queries.
No sessions compete with the exhibit hall Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Saturday from 10:20 a.m. to noon.
Jeff Butler opens the convention Thursday morning with management training on working across generations, followed by a Washington update from Kristi Boswell.
Thursday afternoon brings combine classroom clinics and forage and manure applicator walkarounds. Friday adds combine walkarounds, a manure and forage clinic, and a failure analysis session with Jim Dettore and Gregg Haas.
Opening Keynote Speaker
Jeff opens the convention Thursday morning with Management Training and Generations, on building an effective multigenerational workplace and helping harvest crews from different backgrounds work to each other's strengths.
Gives the Washington, D.C., update during Thursday's opening session.
Featured at Thursday's women's luncheon and afternoon women's session.
Co-presents the Failure Analysis session with Gregg Haas on Friday afternoon.
Co-presents the Failure Analysis session with Jim Dettore on Friday afternoon.
Attend the full day or drop in for the sessions that matter to your organization.
Early badge pickup in the Grand Hall.
Registration in the Grand Hall.
Keynote speaker Jeff Butler on management training, introduction of board candidates, and a Washington, D.C., update from Kristi Boswell. Rooms 210–212.
Exhibit halls open, including Diversified Safety & Compliance.
Lunch in the Ballroom. The women's luncheon with Cherie Nettles runs noon to 1:15 p.m. in Rooms 215–216.
Combine classroom clinics in Rooms 210–212 (2 p.m. to 5 p.m.), manure applicator walkarounds in the exhibit halls (2 p.m. to 3 p.m.), and forage walkaround clinics in the exhibit halls (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.).
An hour of hospitality on the trade show floor.
Dinner in the Ballroom from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., then entertainment from Whiskey River from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Harvester meetings by state: Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming; Kansas; Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa; Oklahoma; Texas; and all other states. Vendors have a separate Hot Topics session.
Exhibit halls open all day, including Diversified Safety & Compliance.
Combine walkarounds in the exhibit halls, and a manure and forage classroom clinic in Rooms 210–212 until 11:30 a.m.
Lunch in the Ballroom.
Speakers Jim Dettore and Gregg Haas. Rooms 210–212.
Hospitality on the trade show floor during trade-show-only time.
Dinner in the Ballroom from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., then the live auction with Steffes Group from 7 p.m. to midnight.
A forage harvester and manure open forum, and a grain harvester open forum starting at 9:20 a.m.
The last morning of the trade show, including Diversified Safety & Compliance. Move-out runs from noon to 7 p.m.
USCHI's annual business meeting for harvester members. Rooms 213–214.
Cocktail hour in the Ballroom Foyer from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., then dinner and the Scholarship and Hall of Fame awards in the Ballroom from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Red, white, and blue attire is encouraged.
It takes about a minute. Tell us which sessions you want and we’ll have everything ready for you.
Questions about this event?
The CHI Health Center is at 455 N 10th St in downtown Omaha. Some convention events are in the adjacent Hilton Omaha.
Thursday through Saturday, January 28–30, 2027, at the CHI Health Center, 455 N 10th St, Omaha, NE 68102. Pre-registration opens Wednesday, January 27, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Grand Hall. The awards banquet closes the convention Saturday evening.
The convention is private and open to USCHI harvester and associate members, plus people a member registers. USCHI lists member badges at $250 for two or more days and $125 for one day before December 1, 2026, then $300 and $175. USCHI handles registration, so contact them with questions. Diversified can't register attendees.
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Trade-show-only time, with no competing sessions, is Thursday 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Saturday 10:20 a.m. to noon.
In the exhibit hall. Derek Aude, our founder and CEO, will be at our exhibit while the trade show is open. USCHI assigns booth locations, so check the convention map or app for our spot. To set a time to talk, email [email protected] or call (402) 252-5144.
If your crew's trucks need CDL drivers, the FMCSA drug and alcohol testing rules apply (49 CFR Part 382). We handle random consortium administration, pre-employment testing for seasonal hires, DOT physicals at our Lincoln and Beatrice clinics, driver files and MVRs, and Clearinghouse queries. For collections on the road, we work with 3,000+ partner collection sites nationwide.
Our compliance team is available today for DOT testing, Clearinghouse and MOTUS support, driver qualification files, and audit preparation.
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