Matt Henenberg
In Town: Matt Henenberg is the Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for Farmers State Bank in Bolivar, Mo. Matt primarily works on the loan side of the bank. “I’ve worked in the banking industry for 20 years,” explained Matt.
Matt is also the co-owner of Bolivar Liberators Web TV, covering local sporting events. Matt’s wife, LeAnn, is a physical therapist at CMH hospital in Bolivar. They have four children; Neil, 25, Seth, 13, Audrey, 12, and Maude, 11 and one granddaughter, Skyler, 2.
In the Country: The Henenbergs own Double H Ranch and Rodeo Company in Bolivar. “Our son, Seth, starting riding sheep in 2004, then our daughter, Maude, began riding sheep. So that led to us buying horses. Today, we have a full rodeo arena equipped with a bucking shoot and roping boxes. We now own five horses and host the Bob Hacker Memorial Buckout,” explained Matt.
“We also raise bucking bulls and contract sheep for the Missouri Family Rodeo Association. We contract our roping stock as well,” Matt continued.
MFRA: Matt was the past president of the Missouri Family Rodeo Association and currently serves on the board. “MFRA is an organization for the entire family. I’m a stock producer. My goal is to get my kids and other kids involved in the sport of rodeo and for them to become competitive,” said Matt.
How does working in a bank benefit the farm?
“You need a business plan for your farm. We put together our business plan based on what we wanted to accomplish. We included our son Seth in the writing of the plan. A farm is a perfect business incubator. Our children are able to learn how to do business with little operating costs,” added Matt.
Story and Photo by Lynzee Glass
