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) announced that, after facing roadblocks, his office helped Nor-Am Cold Storage receive approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to ship refrigerated products – including Iowa-raised meat – to the European Union.
Nor-Am’s facility in Cherokee represents a significant investment in Northwest Iowa and sustains more than fifty good-paying jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) welcomed Bill Couser of Nevada, Iowa as his special guest to the inauguration ceremony for President Donald Trump. Couser is a cattle farmer and staunch advocate for homegrown Iowa biofuels.
Fuel costs are a consistent and fluctuating part of any family budget, and Americans with lower and fixed incomes face the largest burden when prices spike. During the summer of 2022, when drivers had serious sticker shock at the gas pump, the average price of gas eclipsed five dollars nationwide, and states with especially restrictive energy policies, like California and New York, registered average gas prices of $6.40 and $4.90, respectively.
In August, I stepped back on campus at Iowa State where I graduated with my master’s degree in public administration years ago. My time in Ames was a formative part of my life and my studies helped guide my role as City Administrator of my hometown of Hull from 1999 to 2006, and my current work in Congress for our families, farmers, students and businesses across Iowa’s 4th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Beagle Brigade Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) and several of his colleagues on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released a request for information from relevant stakeholders on biofuel tax policy.
HULL, IOWA – Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce legislation – led by U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) – to help deliver financial relief to American farmers facing low commodity prices and high input costs this crop year.
On October 14th, I kept my 36 County Tour going in Crawford County – honoring my promise to meet with Iowans in every county in the 4th Congressional District at least twice a year. Since beginning my 36 County Tour, I have been to Crawford County eight times—with each visit as interesting and informative as the next.
HULL, IOWA – Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped lead a letter with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN), and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack demanding answers about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2022 approval of nearly $46 million in taxpayer dollars for Pure Prairie Poultry and its subsequent bankruptcy in late September.
While I’ve been out on the road traveling from town to town on my 36 County Tour, the sights and sounds of this year’s harvest are on full display. Combines, tractors, and grain carts dot the fields, farmers are hauling their crops to market, and our farm families are preparing for winter. Our annual harvest serves as an important reminder that agriculture powers our economy and supports our rural communities.