04/09/2026
Scholarship Recipient Spotlight✨
Hunter Kruse, son of Dale and Lynnette Kruse of Fort Atkinson, is a senior at Turkey Valley High School and a recipient of the Fayette County Farm Bureau Scholarship. Hunter plans to attend the University of Wisconsin–Platteville to study Soil and Crop Science.
Hunter has been actively involved throughout high school, participating in football, track, baseball, trap shooting, robotics, band, FFA, and cross-age teaching. He has also served as a basketball manager. Hunter has demonstrated strong leadership skills as FFA Treasurer his junior year and FFA President his senior year, while also serving as Robotics Team Captain and Football Team Captain during his junior and senior seasons.
Hunter has been dedicated to serving his community through numerous volunteer efforts, including working the Turkey Valley Education Foundation Gala, helping renovate the school kitchen, serving ice cream in the Moo Mobile at community events, assisting with Farm Safety Day, packaging meals, donating blood, umpiring Little League games, and volunteering at local events and fundraisers.
His accomplishments include Academic All-District Football honors, All-State Academic Team recognition, First Team All-District Football, agronomy team district and state championships, national agronomy competition participation, and district soil judging team winner. He has also earned recognition in trap shooting and received All-Conference Honorable Mention in baseball.
Hunter plans to use his education in Soil and Crop Science to support farmers and strengthen agriculture in northeast Iowa. After college, he hopes to return home to help local producers succeed and continue contributing to the agricultural community that shaped him, while remaining involved in his family’s farm and hatchery operation.
Congratulations Hunter!!