$9,000 Presented in Scholarships

Fort Worth, Texas - Lone Star Ag Credit is proud to announce the recipients for the $9,000 in scholarships it is providing to students across the Lone Star State. Lone Star Ag Credit strongly encourages young people to further their education and is excited to be able to provide these scholarships for our youth. The scholarships are presented to 9 graduating seniors in the "Class of 2006" for $l,000 each. Students were asked to write a one page synopsis on "How agriculture has touched by life&quot, submit their transcript, and list community duties and activities they participated in through out their school years. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Lone Star Ag Credit and CEO, Daron Gates, we are please to announce the following recipients:

Jacie Glover Linden-Kildare HS	Spencer Davis Slidell HS	Jamie Kisel Denison HS	Michelle Whalen Grapevine HS
Cassee Click Lingleville HS	Nathan Smith Colorado City HS	Tara Moore Roscoe HS	Worth Thornton Jacksboro HS

If you would like to inquire about Lone Star Ag Credit's scholarship program, please give us a call at 1-800-530-1252.

For more than 90 years, Lone Star Ag Credit has been a reliable source of financing for Rural America.  Lone Star Ag Credit provides a unique view in today's banking environment by being a strong, customer-owned bank committed to providing courteous, accurate service through a well-trained, highly motivated staff. Lone Star Ag Credit offers a wide variety of loan programs at competitive rates including agricultural and recreational real estate, rural homes, operating, equipment, livestock and agribusiness loans.   Lone Star Ag Credit has offices located in Fort Worth, Sweetwater, Abilene, Stephenville, Weatherford, Cleburne, Denton, Sherman, Paris and New Boston.

May 22, 2006