Lone Star Ag Credit hosts Futures Market Symposium

Fort Worth, Texas - Lone Star Ag Credit will host a Futures Market Symposium on August 28, 2008, at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Clubhouse located at 2251 Mineral Wells Highway in Weatherford, Texas.

The purpose of the symposium is to educate the dairy producers and beef producers in North Texas of the importance of the futures commodity markets. Our goal is provide educational information to producers so they are better able to make the best business decisions for their operation. The all-day event is open to the public and admission is free of charge. Lunch will also be provided.

To RSVP for the event, please call 817.332.6565. For more information, please contact Kimberly Thomas at Kimberly.Thomas@LoneStarAgCredit.com.

The agenda for the symposium is as follows:

9:30 am-2:30 pm	Registration
10:00 am	Morning Welcome
10:15 am	Dairy Cattly Industry Trends
10:45 am	Dairy Cattle Futures Market Presentation
11:30 am	Dairy Cattle Panel Discussion
	Closing Remarks

12:00 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm	Afternoon Welcome
1:30 pm	Beef Cattle Industry Trends
2:00 pm	Beef Cattle Futures Market Presentation
2:45 pm	Beef Cattle Panel Discussion
	Closing Remarks
3:15 pm	Adjourn Meeting

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.

August 5, 2008