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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On my Feenstra Agriculture Tour, I have met with countless farmers and producers to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill and commonsense policies that will protect the productivity, profitability, and international competitiveness of Iowa agriculture. From maintaining like-kind exchange and step-up in basis to defending vital crop insurance programs, our farmers rely on economic certainty and policy consistency to feed and fuel our country and the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) delivered remarks on the House Floor in favor of H.R. 1 – the Lower Energy Costs Act – which would cut burdensome red tape, lower gas prices for American families, reduce input costs for Iowa farmers, and end President Biden’s war on American energy production.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced legislation – 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).
Quantum computing is an intangible phenomenon that often elicits images of supercomputers and spaceships. However, the world of quantum is vast, and its potential is unlimited, particularly for our rural communities and main street businesses.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) held his first Agriculture Advisory Board meeting to preview the 2023 Farm Bill and answer questions from his 60-member board. Feenstra and the board discussed the Biden Administration’s harmful WOTUS rule, crop insurance, work requirements for SNAP recipients, international trade, greater investment in agricultural research and development, and foreign purchases of American farmland.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Haley Stevens (D-MI) introduced the Quantum in Practice Act, which would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to include quantum molecular simulations and modeling in federal scientific research.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped lead a resolution to protect step-up in basis for Iowa family farmers and main street businesses. More specifically, this resolution recognizes “the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement as President Joe Biden’s destructive WOTUS rule is set to take effect.
Every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Agriculture Improvement Act – better known as the Farm Bill – to protect the productivity, profitability, and international competitiveness of American agriculture. As the second largest agriculture-producing district in the nation, I am working to ensure that every farmer, producer, and agricultural stakeholder in Iowa has a seat at the table when the Farm Bill is negotiated and eventually signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023 alongside his Midwestern colleagues Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Angie Craig (D-MN). This legislation allows for the year-round sale of ethanol blends higher than 10% – including E-15 – at gas stations nationwide permanently.