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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HULL, IOWA – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced initial plans to support investment into research and development of potential vaccines and other therapeutics to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI):
HULL, IOWA — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement encouraging Iowa farmers and producers to apply for economic relief through USDA’s Farm Service Agency:
HULL, IOWA – Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement recognizing Iowa’s hardworking farmers and producers:
Domestic energy production is a critical component of both our short- and long-term economic growth, bolsters our national security, and strengthens our international competitiveness. From getting to work and heating and cooling homes to keeping the lights on and growing crops, our families, farmers, businesses, manufacturers, and many other sectors of our economy rely on reliable, affordable, and abundant sources of energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member 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 critical crop insurance protections that they need to be productive, profitable, and successful.
As the only member of Congress serving on both the House Agriculture Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, it is important to me that we support the next generation of Iowa farmers and producers. The volatile nature of input costs, insurance rates, regulations, and international affairs makes farming – an already challenging industry – even more difficult.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act, which would allow American companies to preserve RIN credits under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for renewable fuel – including biodiesel and other biomass-based diesel – for powering ships and other ocean-going vessels.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Future Funding for Agricultural Research, Mentorship, and Education Reauthorization (Future FARMER) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In February, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) cosponsored the Agriculture Export Promotion Act – led by U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) – which would double funding for the Market Access Program (MAP) and the Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) to support increased exports of Iowa agricultural products.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced the Foreign Agricultural Restrictions to Maintain Local Agriculture and National Defense (FARMLAND) Act, which would authorize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review all purchases or leases of American farmland by foreign entities that exceed $5,000,000 or 320 acres.