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🚨 SCOTUS allows federal agencies to move forward with mass firings. This has huge implications, including for USDA. via Josh Gerstein and Hassan Ali Kanu politico.com/news/2025/07/0…

Donald Trump promises a farm labor fix. Brooke Rollins is stuck in the middle. ow.ly/KaJ4106flJV

The toughest job in Washington? Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is helping the Trump administration square its hard-line immigration stance with a basic American need for farm labor. politico.com/news/2025/07/1… POLITICO Jake Traylor Myah Ward

New: As the Trump admin weighs how to square its hard-line immigration stance with a need for farm labor, Ag Sec Brooke Rollins has spent the past several weeks trying to tame political blowback from MAGA world. politi.co/4eLX7hk via POLITICO w/ Jake Traylor Samuel Benson

Sen. Mitch McConnell is determined to close a hemp regulatory loophole he was responsible for creating, even as some farmers warn his plans will destroy their business He’s pushed to include it in ag funding bill, which Senate Approps is marking up today subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

NEW from Grace Yarrow & Rachel Shin White House officials are promising that MAHA won't crack down on pesticide use after widespread agriculture industry backlash to the May report. (Spoiler: Lobbyists still don't fully trust them.) subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

NEWS - A trio of House Dems are urging their divided caucus to support a GOP-led crypto bill this week Don Davis, Josh Gottheimer + Ritchie Torres in a new letter urge a vote for CLARITY Act despite its “shortcomings" "inaction is not a viable option" politico.com/live-updates/2…

some Senate Rs are still deeply concerned over the DOGE cuts package Moran + others wary it will cut off global food aid US farmers supply a big deal in Kansas Jordain Carney K Tully-McManus Jennifer Scholtes politico.com/news/2025/07/1…

Breaking - No further votes are expected in the House today after crypto rule blowup   votes are expected tomorrow

"Independent grocers said in interviews that they are considering cutting staff or pivoting to e-commerce and delivery services to stave off some of the anticipated profit loss." Rachel Shin reports⤵️

In Morning Agriculture on Monday there's an excerpt from an interview I did with Katie Nixon, co-CEO of one of the 12 rural food business centers the Trump admin axed last week. Here's what it was like when she got the news⤵️

New: USDA data we obtained reveals that California’s Prop. 12 drove up pork prices for consumers and disproportionately impacted small farmers Gives Rs ammunition in upcoming “skinny” farm bill negotiations subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Scoop: USDA set to unveil reorganization plans imminently Will move staff to 5 states and shut down all but 2 HQ offices in Washington DC with Marcia Brown and Jordan Wolman subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

USDA set to unveil its reorganization plan this morning, Grace Yarrow Marcia Brown and I scooped subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

🚨🚨🚨 USDA plans to announce its reorganization plan this AM. -Closing several major DC buildings, inc. South building -Moving staff to five locations around the county, including Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Fort Collins, Indianapolis + Raleigh w/ Grace Yarrow Jordan Wolman

Staff will be moved to Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Raleigh, Fort Collins and Kansas City During first Trump admin, moving some USDA staff to Kansas City led to mass exodus Around 15,000 USDA employees have already left this year, taking Trump's offer to resign

New: Senators are removing hemp language in ag approps bill after Rand Paul threatened to block it, saying the provision would "destroy" hemp industry Language was championed by Mitch McConnell. Senators are hoping to pass the ag funding bill this week subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

Big - GOP Senators believe they have a deal to resolve a McConnell-Rand Paul war over hemp that was holding up the ag spending bill >

SCOOP: OMB hasn’t released nearly all $ for 3 USDA programs that support rural small businesses. Comes as budget chief Russ Vought has floated “pocket rescissions” that would allow the WH to cancel funds even w/o congressional approval.

A senior admin official denied anything “was being blocked.” Story: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…