Rodney Holcomb

editor of "Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center - 1997-2017 - A look into the first 20 years"

January 24, 2018

Dr. Rodney Holcomb is a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and the Charles B. Browning Endowed Professor of Food Studies with the Food & Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) at Oklahoma State University. His research interests lie in the areas of value-added manufacturing economics and market evaluations. His goals are to identify economically feasible processing alternatives and business structures for adding value to regional agricultural commodities, along with determining the impacts of these activities on local and state economies.

Oklahoma State University's Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, a part of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, celebrated its 20 year anniversary in 2017. FAPC helps to develop successful value-added enterprises in Oklahoma. By offering large and small businesses, producers and entrepreneurs access to faculty and staff with expertise in business and technical disciplines, FAPC strives to discover, develop and deliver value-added food and agricultural products and processing in Oklahoma. FAPC's research laboratories, pilot-processing facilities, educational programs and seminars keep food and agricultural processors and entrepreneurs on the forefront of cutting-edge value-added processing and technology. This book is a brief historical essay explaining how the center was established to help add value to Oklahoma's economy.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2018-honorees/rodney-holcomb

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