The Food & Agricultural Products Center

FAPC serves as a catalyst for Oklahoma businesses, and in 2018, the center assisted large, medium, small and entrepreneurial businesses, creating a total economic impact of $57,883,500 and adding value to the state. During the meeting, the committee also elected new officers for 2019-2020. Ed Clements of Clements Foods in Oklahoma City, Tommy Kramer of Kramer Consulting Co. in Durant and Erica Hering of Ralph's Packing Co. in Perkins will serve as chair, vice chair and secretary, respectively. Members of the committee are appointed by the governor; the speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; the Senate president pro tempore; and the vice president, dean and director of OSU's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, of which FAPC is a part. In addition to Lopez, Clements, Kramer and Hering, other members of the committee include Scott Dvorak, Dvorak Farms; Joe Ford, Shawnee Milling Co.; John Griffin, Griffin Foods; David Howard, Howard Industries; Curtis Jurgensmeyer, J-M Farms; Rodger Kerr, Southwest Economic Development Corp.; Max McDermott, deVine Water Co.; David McLaughlin, McLaughlin Group LLC; Paul Schatte, Head Country Food Inc.; Mark Vaughan, Fresh Avenue Partners; and ex-officio Tom Coon, OSU's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The committee meets twice a year, usually in June and November. The June meeting is held at FAPC, while the November meeting is held off-site at the discretion of the committee.