Agriculture
Randy grew up working on farms, frequently walking beans and doing chores. His in-laws run a livestock and crop farm in Sioux County, where he helps out along with his wife and four kids – spending many weekends bailing hay, loading hogs, vaccinating cattle, and maintaining seven finishing sites.
He knows first-hand that corn and soybean growers -- along with our livestock, egg, dairy, poultry, ethanol, and biodiesel producers -- form the backbone of the 4th District’s economy. As the second largest ag producing district in the country, Randy serves as a voice for Iowa's hardworking farmers, giving them a seat at the table on the House Agriculture Committee.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped lead a resolution designating the week of February 21st through the 28th as National FFA Week. The National FFA Organization is a congressionally chartered, school-based national youth leadership organization with more than 1 million student members across 9,000 local FFA chapters nationwide. National FFA Week recognizes the organization’s impact and strengthens the relationship between Congress and the next generation of leaders in food and agriculture.
Farmers are the backbone of our country, the hardworking men and women who feed and fuel our nation. But too often, their needs are far from the focus of policy discussions in Washington.
Case in point: Every year, nearly 100 farmers in the United States lose their lives to the top cause of on-farm deaths: tractor rollovers. The tragedy is that these deaths are almost entirely preventable, and Congress can help.
As tax season gets underway, farmers and manufacturers across Iowa are once again sitting down with their accountants, reviewing receipts and making tough decisions about how to reinvest in their operations.
For many family farmers, tax season isn’t just tedious paperwork — it is a reminder of how much unnecessary federal policies and taxes affect their ability to survive, grow and pass their businesses to the next generation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) reintroduced the Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act – to double funding from $50 million to $100 million for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) have reintroduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
As a lifelong Iowan and proud representative of one of the most productive agricultural districts in the country, I will always stand up for Iowa farmers and our rural communities. Since my first day in office, I have been committed to delivering real results for the farmers who feed and fuel or country and the world. Whether that be keeping our farmland out of the hands of foreign adversaries, keeping farmers safe on the job, or ensuring Iowa has a strong voice at the federal level, I take my job serving our producers very seriously.
HULL, IOWA – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement congratulating Starlyn Perdue, a lifelong resident of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, on her appointment by President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to serve as State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Iowa.
HULL, IOWA — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Roll-Over Prevention and Safety (ROPS) Act, which would create a cost-share grant program at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist farmers in retrofitting tractors with rollover protection structures (ROPS).
HULL, IOWA — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement applauding the Trump administration for advancing its National Farm Security Action Plan, which includes Feenstra’s FARMLAND Act to keep foreign enemies away from American farmland.
HULL, IOWA — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement congratulating Dwight Mogler, an Iowa hog farmer and member of his Agriculture Advisory Board, on being appointed to the National Pork Board.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement urging Iowa farmers to finalize their acreage reports by 4 PM CT on Friday December 19th for use in the Farmer Bridge Assistance program payments.