Get Involved! 

As a cooperative, we encourage stockholders of AgTexas to get involved in the governance of the Association. Opportunities for involvement include serving on the AgTexas Board of Directors or Nominating Committee or recommending another stockholder for service. Both of these roles and their responsibilities are summarized below.   

Recommendations and applications for nomination to the 2025 Board of Directors is open via this online form until February 6, 2025, in advance of the 2025 Nominating Committee’s meeting.   

If you are interested in serving on the AgTexas’ Board of Directors or Nominating Committee, or perhaps you know someone that would be qualified to serve in either of these roles, we need to know! Please complete the "Interest Form" to recommend yourself or someone else. 

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Thank you for considering serving the stockholders of AgTexas and the mission of Farm Credit.

Board of Directors 

The Board of Directors is responsible for the general oversight and direction of the Association and establishes and maintains the Association’s bylaws and policies. These responsibilities include oversight of the Chief Executive Officer, key functions of the Association, and internal controls. Our regulator, the Farm Credit Administration, publishes The Director's Role: A Guide to Leading Your Institution Effectively which provides an overview of these responsibilities. 

The Board of Directors typically meets monthly quarterly in Lubbock, Texas, with at least one off-site meeting. Each member of the Board serves on a committee. Committees generally meet in conjunction with scheduled board meetings. Other activities the Board participates in include Farm Credit System meetings, training activities, and community events. Directors must exhibit high standards of character, honesty and integrity, being objective and open-minded, working in the best interests of the Association’s stockholders, and diligent in preparing for and participating in board and committee meetings.  Directors are expected to maintain confidentiality and preserve the reputation of the Association and Farm Credit System, focused on the mission of Farm Credit.  

To be eligible for nomination for an open position on the Board of Directors, an individual must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in our Bylaws which includes the following: 

1. Individual must hold Class B common stock. 
2. Individual must not be an employee of AgTexas, or director or employee of a Farm Credit bank, or another Farm Credit association. 
3. Individual may not own or serve on the board of a business primarily engaged in the extension of credit, such as a commercial bank. 
4. Individual must not file or have filed for bankruptcy. 
5. Individual must not be a party to a foreclosure proceeding (judicial or nonjudicial) or a voluntary conveyance in lieu of foreclosure involving property in which the individual has an interest, which is instituted or executed because of the individual’s default on indebtedness to a Farm Credit System institution. 
6. Individual must not be primarily or secondarily liable on a loan from any Farm Credit System institution that is adversely classified as substandard or doubtful by the Association, FCBT or FCA. 
7. Individual must be willing to maintain compliance with the Association’s Standards for Official Loans Policy. 
8. Individual must not have served on the Nominating Committee in the same election year as running for a Board position. 

Nominating Committee 

The Nominating Committee identifies, evaluates, and nominates candidates for the Association’s election of Directors and Nominating Committee members. The Committee must create opposed director elections by nominating at least two candidates for each director position and at least ten total candidates for the Nominating Committee. The Committee should endeavor to assure representation from all areas of the Association’s territory and, as much as possible, the types of agriculture within the territory.  

The 2026 Nominating Committee will consist of five stockholders, each of whom will serve one-year terms. The FCA’s publication of The Role of Farm Credit System Nominating Committees is a useful resource for understanding the role of the nominating committee. The Committee typically convenes at least three times between January and March, with the first meeting been a brief virtual meeting and the second two meetings being in-person in Lubbock, Texas.  

To be eligible to serve on the Nominating Committee, an individual must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in our Bylaws which includes the following: 

1. Must hold Class B Common Stock. (See Bylaws 4.01(b) addressing joint-holders or individual designated to vote Class B Common Stock.) 
2. Primary residence is within the Association’s territory (or region, if the position if regional). 
3. Age is 71 years or younger as of December 31, 2024. 
4. May not be an employee, director, or agent of the AgTexas or Farm Credit Bank of Texas. 
5. May not be a candidate for election to the Board in the same election year for which the individual is serving on the Nominating Committee. (Note: A member of the Nominating Committee may resign to place the member’s name in consideration for a director position if the member has not taken part in any meetings held for the purpose of discussing and/or identifying potential director candidates.)  
6. Individual if a full-time or part-time bona fide farmer, rancher, or a producer/harvester of aquatic products.