Farm Credit Bank of Texas

FARM CREDIT BANK OF TEXAS, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is a cooperatively owned wholesale bank that is part of the nationwide Farm Credit System. Their mission is to enhance the quality of life in rural America by using cooperative principles to provide competitive credit and superior service to our customers. Find out more at FindFarmCredit.com.

Articles by Farm Credit Bank of Texas

On Call for Texas Ranchers: Interview with TSCRA President Dr. Richard Thorpe

March 24, 2017

Growing up in suburban Dallas, Richard Thorpe was obsessed with all things cowboy. In grade school, doodles and drawings of cowboys filled his notebooks and his thoughts. And then in high school in the ’70s, things got serious. “I drew up the ranch brand we use today during my junior year ...

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