A proud, third generation family-owned business, Womack Nursery has provided quality fruit and pecan trees to many valued customers across Texas and the United States for more than 80 years. For generations, Womack Nursery has been a long-standing source of information about different varieties of fruit trees, berries, and nut trees. Today, Womack Nursery Company continues to thrive. I feel blessed to still work alongside of my father, who still assists in the operation of the company… Show more A proud, third generation family-owned business, Womack Nursery has provided quality fruit and pecan trees to many valued customers across Texas and the United States for more than 80 years. For generations, Womack Nursery has been a long-standing source of information about different varieties of fruit trees, berries, and nut trees. Today, Womack Nursery Company continues to thrive. I feel blessed to still work alongside of my father, who still assists in the operation of the company. Our operation today consists of over 5,000 acres of owned and leased land that includes approximately 100 acres of nursery stock and a very diverse rotation of other agriculture enterprises. We pride ourselves in providing quality fruit and pecan trees to their many valued customers. Show less

Chairman of the American Pecan Council (APC), a group of passionate growers and shellers whose life work is dedicated to growing, harvesting, and processing America’s only major native tree nut, American Pecans™.

I was elected by and on behalf of Texas pecan farmers with the express purpose to develop, finance, carry out, and participate in programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the production, marketing, and use of Texas pecans or alleviate any circumstance or condition that serves to impede the production, marketing, or use of Texas pecans. We carry out this purpose as the state agency for pecans under the auspices of the Texas Department of… Show more I was elected by and on behalf of Texas pecan farmers with the express purpose to develop, finance, carry out, and participate in programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the production, marketing, and use of Texas pecans or alleviate any circumstance or condition that serves to impede the production, marketing, or use of Texas pecans. We carry out this purpose as the state agency for pecans under the auspices of the Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas state legal statutes. Show less

Texas Peanut Producers Board is the oldest agricultural commodity board in the state of Texas. I serve as a board member, working to support and grow the Texas Peanut industry. My expertise includes commissioning Peanut research, guiding Consumer and Grower Education Programs, as well as Market Development and Promotion

Our core responsibility is to administer an export promotion program for U.S. peanuts with the objective of increasing the consumption of U.S.-grown peanuts and peanut products internationally. We focus our resources on market development and dissemination of trade information on behalf of the U.S. industry.Each year, our U.S. peanut industry comes together to review and revise an international strategic plan or Unified Export Strategy (UES). The UES is then submitted to FAS for review,… Show more Our core responsibility is to administer an export promotion program for U.S. peanuts with the objective of increasing the consumption of U.S.-grown peanuts and peanut products internationally. We focus our resources on market development and dissemination of trade information on behalf of the U.S. industry.Each year, our U.S. peanut industry comes together to review and revise an international strategic plan or Unified Export Strategy (UES). The UES is then submitted to FAS for review, approval and allocation of funds. The APC, as the only organization representing all segments of the industry, is the contract holder and administrator of these funds. Show less