Al Patten

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

This year marks 22 straight years of sharing our earnings with the farmers and ranchers we serve. That's the power of ownership.

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

Congrats Ty! Well deserved.

[Storm Lake CSD @StormLakeCSD]

Ty Seaman has been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!

Congratulations, Ty! 👏

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

We're now accepting applications for our 2026 summer internships. Our summer internship program offers college students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while working on meaningful projects that drive our business forward.

We’re hiring across multiple departments, including:
✅ Application development
✅ Agricultural lending
✅ Customer experience
✅ And more

Whether you're passionate about technology, finance or agriculture, there's a place for you here.

Positions fill quickly. Link to apply in the replies.

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

Storm Lake, Iowa. Hidden gem!

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

Last Supper Da Vinci pose. Great story of hope.

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

Nobody beats the American farmer when it comes to producing food. Join us in thanking the farmers and ranchers who work every day to produce safe and nutritious food.

#NationalAgDay #AgDay25

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

Worst halftime show of all time. Would rather watch the hawks beat the cyclones than watch that again

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

Our most popular topic is back – join us as we dig into recent farmland values and what they mean for producers in 2025. Register to watch live or later: https://t.co/W55Kl3M5hY

Our Two Economists and a Lender webinar series features @AgEconomists co-founders David Widmar and Brent Gloy. Danielle Peebler, FCSAmerica's VP of appraisal, will be joining this episode to share insights from our latest land values report.

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

@KXnODrive @Sean23Roberts @HeatherRadio hey guys will there be any time for a round of golf on the Ireland trip?

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

The recent flooding affected several communities our teammates and customer-owners call home. Our teammates have rallied to support their communities and surrounding communities through volunteer efforts.

As an organization, we have donated $165,000 to nonprofit organizations on the front line of relief efforts across the region. We will continue to stand with affected communities as we navigate this challenging time together.

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

@SoundOFF13 @SoundOFF13 I’m ok she’s not, it will save me part of my summer since now I will watch 0 hours of Women’s Olympic BB

[Chris Williams @ChrisMWilliams]

Williams & Blum - Portal talk and spring game preview https://t.co/7Qj3cmbOoG

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

@J_G_Armstrong Great info. Crazy year

[Chris Williams @ChrisMWilliams]

Williams & Blum Wednesday - December 13, 2023 https://t.co/Lqfv95CqGm

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

@TravisHines21 Transfer portal here we come

[Travis Hines @TravisHines21]

Eli Sanders and Cartevious Norton, Iowa State's leading rushers, did not make the trip for tonight's game at Kansas State https://t.co/6ORV6VIdTL

[Kyle Becker @kylenabecker]

PAUL HARVEY'S LETTER TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN

“We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better.

I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.

I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.

I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the lawn and wash the car.

And I really hope nobody gives you a brand-new car when you are sixteen.

It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and your old dog put to sleep.

I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.

I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.

When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.

I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.

On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your Mom.

If you want a slingshot, I hope your Dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.

I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.

When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.

I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy/girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes like.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove, and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you don't like it... And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he/she is not your friend.

I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.

May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.

I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through your neighbor's window and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.

These things I wish for you are tough times and disappointment, hard work, and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.”

[Al Patten @pattenal1]

Start of the best weekend of the year!

[Iowa Everywhere @IowaEverywhere]

Two Guys Named Chris – April 10, 2023 https://t.co/CNRxmiSoqj

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

Our economist Matt Erickson is back with his 5 in 5, delivering five important market updates in five minutes to help you better understand the economic forces shaping interest rates, corn and soybean prices and protein sectors. https://t.co/lJLv0pwrI6

#Agriculture #AgTwitter

[Farm Credit Services of America @FCSAmerica]

Each year, FCSAmerica awards 32 land grant university scholarships to students pursuing a career in agriculture. The application deadlines for these scholarships are quickly approaching. Visit our website to learn more. https://t.co/EeeE8Yt57L

#TeachAg #Agriculture