Oklahoma’s Agribusiness Industry
Feeding and fueling America.
The apple pie in your McDonald’s bag, kibble in your dog’s bowl, and pork chops on your grill likely came from Oklahoma agribusiness. Ranking among the top five producers for beef, wheat, canola, cotton, and rye, three-quarters of the state is farmland. But the story doesn’t stop at the field’s edge. A network of processors, suppliers, manufacturers, and researchers runs just as deep. Together, they’ve built one of the most complete agribusiness ecosystems in the country.
A Pork Processing Powerhouse
Infrastructure & Assets
Oklahoma’s agribusiness advantage runs from the soil up. Working land, applied research, world-class logistics, and emerging technology combine for a system changing how the industry operates at every level.
Quickfacts
Lowest Cost of Doing Business in America
#1
Most Farms in the U.S.
4th
Acres of Working Farmland
34 Million
in Annual Agricultural Exports
$1.8B
Agribusiness GRP
$9.9B
Tulsa Ports
Oklahoma’s inland waterway system connects prairie producers and processors to the Mississippi River, Gulf of America, and global markets too. Anchored by the Port of Catoosa, one of the largest inland, ice-free ports in the United States, the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System moves serious agricultural cargo without the coastal costs.
Noble Research Institute
Based in Ardmore, the Noble Research Institute operates 21 research laboratories across a 500,000-square-foot campus, assisting farmers and ranchers while conducting plant science research that directly serves the industry. The surrounding area is designated as both a Federal Opportunity Zone and Priority Enterprise Zone, layering location advantages onto an already exceptional resource.
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Four thousand working acres in eastern Oklahoma dedicated to finding sustainable solutions to the economic, social, and environmental challenges facing agribusiness today. The Kerr Center goes beyond theory, testing and delivering practical answers for producers and processors operating at scale.
Oklahoma State University New Product Development Center
For food manufacturers and processors bringing new products to market, OSU’s New Product Development Center connects companies directly with faculty, staff, and students to commercialize new concepts. From prototyping and testing to regulatory navigation and market entry, the runway from idea to shelf just got shorter.
Incentives & Tax Credits
From processing operations to agricultural suppliers, Oklahoma’s incentive programs are built to support the full agribusiness supply chain from tip to tail.
Quality Jobs Incentive Program
A signature Oklahoma program that rewards job creation with real cash back. Eligible agribusiness companies can receive cash payments of up to 5% of new payrolls for up to 10 years, supporting sustained growth while scaling high-quality jobs.
Small Employer Quality Jobs Incentive Program
Designed for agribusiness companies with 500 employees or fewer, this program offers quarterly cash payments of up to 5% of new payrolls for up to seven years — giving early-stage innovators room to grow.
21st Century Quality Jobs Incentive Program
Designed for highly skilled, knowledge-based operations, the 21st Century Quality Jobs program offers cash payments of up to 10% of new payrolls for up to 10 years. Eligible agribusiness companies must create at least 10 new full-time jobs, meet elevated wage thresholds, and generate at least 50% of sales from outside Oklahoma.
Investment/New Jobs Tax Credit
A flexible program that rewards agribusiness manufacturers and processing operations for either depreciable capital investment or job creation — whichever provides the greater benefit — with enhanced benefits available in Enterprise Zones or for large-scale investments.
Five-Year Ad Valorem Exemption
New or expanded facilities shouldn’t come with an immediate tax burden. With this incentive, qualifying companies — including manufacturers, food processors, and warehouse and distribution operations — are exempt from ad valorem taxes for five full years after completion.
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