{"id":223939,"date":"2026-03-28T01:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/223939\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:11:10","slug":"lubbock-based-agtexas-farm-credit-returns-more-than-35m-in-patronage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/223939\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock-based AgTexas Farm Credit returns more than $35M in patronage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 27, 2026, 12:30 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">AgTexas Farm Credit Services, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amarillo.com\/story\/business\/2019\/02\/19\/agtexas-farm-credit-services-celebrates-new-headquarters\/5915645007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Lubbock-based member-owned agricultural cooperative<\/a> serving producers in 43 counties across Texas, is distributing patronage checks to its members following a successful fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The cooperative\u2019s Board of Directors approved returning more than $35 million in patronage, reflecting the organization\u2019s continued financial strength and commitment to sharing earnings with the members who finance their agriculture properties and activities through AgTexas, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Patronage distributions are based on each member\u2019s level of participation with the cooperative during the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cReturning this large share of our profitable operations in 2025 to our members is at the heart of what we do,\u201d said Kayla Robinson, CEO. \u201cWhen we do well, our member-owners also benefit. That\u2019s the power of patronage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The distribution will be made by check to each member-owner, reinforcing AgTexas\u2019 long-term financial stability while delivering immediate benefits. Cooperative leadership noted that strategic investments, disciplined cost management, and strong member engagement contributed to the year\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY Shopping: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (prime)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/shopping\/\">Shop sales in tech, home, fashion, beauty &amp; more curated by our editors.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">AgTexas operates in 43 counties across the South Plains, the Texas Panhandle, and Central Texas, with 11 offices in the Lubbock, Amarillo, and Fort Worth areas. The cooperative is recognized as a leader in both 4-H and FFA programs through its AgYouth Scholarship Program, which has awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships to graduating high school students, graduate students, and adult leaders in the programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Robinson adds, \u201cAt AgTexas, we invest in our communities, our members, and our youth. This philosophy is our way of life, and it has helped us become the premier Texas ag lender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">AgTexas members-owners will receive detailed statements outlining their individual allocations this week, along with their check.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">About AgTexas Farm Credit Services: AgTexas is a rural lending cooperative, providing financing for real estate and operating capital, as well as insurance, leasing, and cash<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">management services for the Ag industry since 1934. Today, AgTexas serves approximately 3,500 members in 43 counties through 10 offices, including Amarillo, Dumas, Hereford, and Plainview. In the Panhandle, AgTexas serves the following counties: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Floyd, Hale, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Moore, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, and Swisher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 27, 2026, 12:30 p.m. CT AgTexas Farm Credit Services, a Lubbock-based member-owned agricultural cooperative serving producers in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223940,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[690,168,170,169,87074,87075,11743,87076,5646,30670,51411,27057,660,184,36],"class_list":["post-223939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-accesspremium","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-sstsbusinessagricultural","tag-sstsnagricultural","tag-tagagriculture-forestry","tag-tagcommercial-lending","tag-tagcompany-news","tag-tagcredit-lending","tag-tagfarms-ranches","tag-tagloans","tag-taglocal-news","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}