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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As a father of four, ensuring that our kids receive a quality education is a top priority for me. From trade schools to four-year universities, our great state offers our students many opportunities to further their education, develop the skills they need to enter the workforce, and live fulfilling lives. I am also proud that Iowa – particularly the 4th Congressional District – is home to phenomenal community colleges that prepare our students for the whatever the future holds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce, alongside Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), the Community College Agriculture Advancement Act, which would equip community and technical colleges with the resources they need to expand agriculture education for their students and the next generation of farmers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce – alongside U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Dan Kildee (D-MI), and Dwight Evans (D-PA) – the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (MAMBA).
On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – which was signed into law nearly two years earlier – entered into force, formally replacing the North American Free Trade American (NAFTA). True to its original intent, this law reduced trade barriers for our farmers, opened new markets for American agricultural exports, and established a revitalized framework for free and fair trade between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of American farmers, producers, landowners, and rural communities over the Biden Administration’s radical Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Rural America is the backbone of the American economy. Our farmers feed and fuel our country, act as good stewards of our land, and have represented the American identity for generations. They value hard work, live within their means, and support our communities. They never ask for recognition, but the result of their hard work is on display in every grocery store and meat counter across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s Proposition 12, which is devastating for Iowa hog farmers, egg producers, and rural communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Wiley Nickel (D-NC) introduced the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act of 2023, which would benefit American families, farmers, and rural communities nationwide by giving greater flexibility to more financial institutions to offer affordable lines of credit to rural and agricultural borrowers.
This week, biofuels made headlines in our nation’s capital and lawmakers from across the country – who never thought twice about the unlimited potential of homegrown ethanol and biodiesel to lower gas prices and make our country energy independent again – took notice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration formally authorized an emergency waiver to allow for the sale of E-15 this summer: