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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In rural America, our farmland is our most valuable, yet finite, asset. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States is home to over two million farms spanning nearly 894 million acres. This expansive acreage has cemented our position as the third largest agriculture-producing country in the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) introduced the Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense (FARMLAND) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced the Genome to Phenome Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2023, which would support continued research at Iowa State University to increase crop yields – particularly corn – while keeping costs low for Iowa farmers and producers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced the Fortifying Refrigeration Infrastructure and Developing Global Exports (FRIDGE) Act. This legislation would direct the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Protecting U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led the entire Iowa delegation in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approve emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program land amid severe drought conditions in Iowa.
From droughts and derechos to record inflation and rising interest rates, crop insurance is a vital safety net for Iowa farmers and producers. When mother nature strikes, crop and livestock protections can be the difference between turning a profit or facing financial ruin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act. This legislation would establish the first-ever bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan and codify into law explicit congressional approval of any future trade agreement with any nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) introduced the Crop Insurance for Future Farmers Act, which would equip new producers, beginning farmers, and our veterans in the Midwest and nationwide with the crop insurance protections they need to be productive, profitable, and successful.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Safe American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, which would codify USDA’s role in negotiating regionalization agreements that allow livestock, poultry, and other animal products from unaffected areas of the country to continue to be safely exported in the event of an animal disease outbreak.