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. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, House Resolution 11, establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022 alongside his Midwestern colleagues Reps. Angie Craig (D-MN) and Adrian Smith (R-NE). Feenstra is an original cosponsor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Agriculture Foreign Investment Transparency Act led by U.S. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Rick Crawford (R-AR). Feenstra is an original cosponsor.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed its proposed rule for renewable volume obligations and blending standards for biofuels in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) 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. More specifically, quantum molecular simulations and modeling will allow experts to study chemical elements and reactions with impressive accuracy.
HULL, IOWA – Over the weekend, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined Rep. GT Thompson (R-PA) – who is the top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee – and several of his Republican colleagues in demanding a full report on foreign ownership of American farmland from the Government Accountability Office.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL) introduced the Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act (PAL) of 2022, which is bipartisan legislation that would establish the first-ever federal precision agriculture loan program in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined 50 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack over serious concerns that groups with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party are purchasing land near American military installations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack demanding answers over significant payment delays for Iowa hog producers through the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP), a pandemic-era program established to support continued hog operations and maintain a plentiful food supply during the pandemic.