Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Several locals named to Hull congressman's new group
Rep. Randy Feenstra held a town hall meeting on March 15 at the farm of Corey and Holly Rozenboom near Sanborn. During the gathering, Feenstra announced the Agriculture Advisory Board, which will advise the congressman on issues affecting Iowa agriculture ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill.
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) on March 15 announced that he has assembled an Agriculture Advisory Board ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will serve as the honorary Chairman.
The board is comprised of 60 members of the greater agriculture community from all 36 counties in Iowa's 4th Congressional District. It represents a wide range of industries, including corn, soybeans, pork, beef, turkey, dairy, eggs, cattle, goat, seed, fertilizer, veterinary medicine, equipment manufacturing, FFA, conservation, agricultural lending, and research and development.
Several area residents were named to the board: Rob Jacobs, of Osceola County; Kelly Nieuwenhuis, Jeremy Van Ess and Corey Rozenboon, of O'Brien County; Will Jones, of Clay County; and Al Giese, of Dickinson County.
Feenstra's Agriculture Advisory Board accompanies his work on his Feenstra Agriculture Tour, which he launched a few weeks ago at Morningside University in Sioux City, meeting with agriculture students.
"Between crop insurance and international trade to biofuels production and rural development, every title of the Farm Bill impacts Iowa agriculture and our economic vitality," Feenstra said in a news release.. "I look forward to working with Secretary Naig, my board, and farmers and producers across my district to create sound policy for the Farm Bill that protects the productivity and profitability of our agricultural industry. I've always said that Iowans and our rural communities deserve a seat at the table in Congress, and this board ensures that they do."
Feenstra also hosted a Farm Bill town hall in Sanborn on March 15 to hear directly from local farmers and producers about their priorities for the Farm Bill. He formally announced his Agriculture Advisory Board during the meeting.
The board will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, March 22.
"Iowa needs a strong Farm Bill, and we are fortunate to have Congressman Feenstra delivering for us in Congress and on the House Agriculture Committee," Naig said.
