06/01/2026
🎉Scholarship Spotlight: Henderson Gustafson 🎉
Boone County Farm Bureau is excited to announce one of its six applicant winners, Henderson Gustafson. Henderson, son of Jeremy Gustafson, is a senior at Boone High School and plans to attend DMACC Community College this fall. He plans to major in Ag Business. Henderson stays busy with multiple extracurricular activities, including FFA, 4H, Football, Basketball, and the High School Leadership Team. He has succeeded in leadership activities, such as the FFA Sentinel, Vice President, and President, Senior Year Football Captain, and the High School Leadership team Senior Leader. Henderson has received many achievements and is involved in many volunteer efforts. Some of those awards and achievements include the FFA Outstanding Junior Award, FFA Greenhand Award, Iowa FFA Degree, and the Academic All Achievement Award. He has helped host the “Big Event” Community Service Event and hosting Ag Awareness Day with his FFA Chapter, and is also a part of the ‘Bacon Buddies’ program where he assists children with special needs to help show pigs at the local fair. Henderson also hosts local elementary field trips at his family’s pumpkin patch. When asking Henderson why agriculture is important to him and his family, he mentions “Agriculture is important to me and my family because I will be the 6th generation to continue feeding and powering rural America. It is also the main source of income for our family, and it is also a source of pride for us. Agriculture helps connect us to the land and teaches us how to have patience and how to work hard. It is also important to me because this is where my family has came from and this is what I was born to do.” Congratulations, Henderson!
