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 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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Don Davis (D-NC) introduced the Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act, which would invest in flood mitigation efforts and help protect Iowa farmland and rural communities from flooding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped lead a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and the Acting Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Kimberly Graham urging the FSA to authorize avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) as an adverse event under the Livestock Indemnity Program so that Iowa turkey farmers can secure financial relief from this animal health crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act, which would benefit American families, farmers, and rural communities nationwide by making loans more accessible and affordable.
U.S. Reps. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Don Davis (D-NC) are co-leading this legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that Brad Moline and his daughter Ava Moline — who raise turkeys on their century-old farm in Manson, Iowa — will be his guests to President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday March 4, 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce legislation to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and promote the role that Iowa agriculture plays in developing this future fuel.