The Bean Improvement Cooperative – BIC is a voluntary and informal organization to effect the exchange of information and materials for the improvement of bean production worldwide. Members include scientists, students, private organizations and lay-people interested in our mission.

2025 Annual BIC Research Reports due Feb. 28, 2025

BIC Meeting 2025

https://agronomy.unl.edu/bic-napia/
The 2025 BIC biennial meeting will be hosted by BIC and University of Nebraska from Nov. 4-6, 2025 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Organization

The President runs the BIC with assistance from a Coordinating Committee that meets every two years at the Biennial Meeting. In addition, three sub-committees provide input on matters related to specific topics. These include an Awards Committee, a Genetics Committee and a Local Organizing Committee that runs the biennial meeting. Membership in these committees is invited and a membership list is provided.

Dr. Juan Osrno, BIC President
North Dakota University
Email: juan.osorno@ndsu.edu