The Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University is launching a major modernization effort following a $6 million investment from the Oklahoma Legislature aimed at expanding support for Oklahoma’s growing food and agricultural processing sector.
“This funding arrived at exactly the right time,” said Rodney Holcomb, assistant director of FAPC. “Oklahoma’s food processors are innovating rapidly, and FAPC needed the technology and space to match that momentum. These upgrades ensure we are built for what’s next.”
Secured in 2025 with support from leadership of the FAPC Industry Advisory Committee and statewide partners, the investment modernizes equipment, product innovation spaces and production areas across the facility. The upgrades respond to rising demand for technical assistance, food safety support, smallscale production and product development as older tools have reached the end of their service life.
