Feenstra Announces Agriculture Advisory Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that he has assembled an Agriculture Advisory Board ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will serve as the honorary Chairman.
The board is comprised of 60 members of the greater agriculture community from all 36 counties in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, and represents a wide range of industries, including corn, soybeans, pork, beef, turkey, dairy, eggs, cattle, goat, seed, fertilizer, veterinary medicine, equipment manufacturing, FFA, conservation, agricultural lending, and research and development.
Feenstra’s Agriculture Advisory Board accompanies his work on his Feenstra Agriculture Tour, which he launched a few weeks ago at Morningside University in Sioux City, meeting with agriculture students.
“I am excited to announce my Agriculture Advisory Board as we work together to pass a strong Farm Bill that benefits Iowa. Between crop insurance and international trade to biofuels production and rural development, every title of the Farm Bill impacts Iowa agriculture and our economic vitality,” said Rep. Feenstra. “I look forward to working with Secretary Naig, my board, and farmers and producers across my district to create sound policy for the Farm Bill that protects the productivity and profitability of our agricultural industry. I’ve always said that Iowans and our rural communities deserve a seat at the table in Congress, and this board ensures that they do.”
“As a native of Palo Alto County, home to our family’s century farm in the heart of Iowa’s 4th District, I am proud to serve as the Honorary Chairman of Congressman Feenstra’s Agriculture Advisory Board,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “Iowa needs a strong Farm Bill, and we are fortunate to have Congressman Feenstra delivering for us in Congress and on the House Agriculture Committee. I applaud Congressman Feenstra for assembling this group to identify critical Farm Bill priorities like building markets, driving conservation progress, providing nutrition assistance for those in need, implementing effective risk management tools and supporting rural economic development.”
Feenstra also hosted a Farm Bill town hall in Sanborn today to hear directly from local farmers and producers about their priorities for the Farm Bill. He formally announced his Agriculture Advisory Board at today's town hall.
The board will hold its first meeting from 10 AM CT to 10:30 AM CT on Wednesday March 22, 2023.
The 60 members of the Agriculture Advisory Board are as follows:
- Dr. Calie Burgart, Audubon County
- Former State Senator Jerry Behn, Boone County
- Mitchell Sievers, Buena Vista County
- Andy Kosky, Buena Vista County
- Darcy Maulsby, Calhoun County
- State Representative Mike Sexton, Calhoun County
- Will Reever, Carroll County
- Ramona Nitz, Cherokee County
- Chad Tentinger, Cherokee County
- Will Jones, Clay County
- Ty Rosburg, Crawford County
- Al Giese, Dickinson County
- Jim Boyer, Emmet County
- John Latham, Franklin County
- State Representative Shannon Latham, Franklin County
- Brian Borcherding, Franklin County
- Don Latham, Franklin County
- Leo Ettleman, Fremont County
- Sam Martin, Fremont County
- Jeff Jorgenson, Fremont County
- Ben Slinger, Hamilton County
- Jake Van Diest, Hamilton County
- Darrin Kruger, Hancock County
- Tony Smith, Harrison County
- Nick Nielsen, Humboldt County
- Jolene Riessen, Ida County
- Sara Winkleman, Kossuth County
- Dean Meyer, Lyon County
- Dwight Mogler, Lyon County
- Doug Stensland, Lyon County
- Scott Schneidermann, Lyon County
- State Senator Jeff Edler, Marshall County
- Wyatt Edler, Marshall County
- State Representative David Sieck, Mills County
- Dan Witten, Monona County
- Kelly Nieuwenhuis, O’Brien County
- Jeremy Van Ess, O’Brien County
- Corey Rozenboom, O’Brien County
- Rob Jacobs, Osceola County
- Eric Bruhn, Palo Alto County
- Andy Schroeder, Plymouth County
- Don Kass, Plymouth County
- Darin Dykstra, Plymouth County
- Grant Wells, Pocahontas County
- Chris Perdue, Pottawattamie County
- Chad Hansen, Sac County
- Gabe Ferry, Shelby County
- Brad Kooima, Sioux County
- Steve Rehder, Sioux County
- Craig Moss, Sioux County
- JT Dean, Sioux County
- Jeff Altena, Sioux County
- Bill Couser, Story County
- Marty Chitty, Story County
- John Fredrickson, Webster County
- Gregg Hora, Webster County
- Jacob West, Winnebago County
- Barbara Sloniker, Woodbury County
- Mark Nelson, Woodbury County
- Ethan Lambert, Wright County
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