Grace Yarrow
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Agriculture reporter @POLITICO & Author of @Morning_Ag. Probably thinking about the farm bill. #MerrillMade 🐢
Joined August 2016
Unbelievably excited to announce that I’m officially joining @POLITICO as a food/agriculture policy reporter and author of @Morning_Ag. Send me tips/ideas and add me to your press lists at gyarrow@politico.com.
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RT @sambbenson: We reported last month that GOP senators (Fischer, Marshall, Hoeven, Grassley, Justice, Ricketts) were lining up to lure pa….
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Lawmakers are angling to have their states reap benefits from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' plan to spread more department employees across the country.
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RT @jordanwolman: Now official: @SecRollins announces reorganization plan. More than half of Washington staff to relocate to 1 of 5 hubs. N….
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is closing several D.C.-area buildings but notably will not pursue a large-scale reduction in force.
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USDA's reorganization - which we scooped this morning - is official. Rollins sent this video to staff, who will be told in "coming months" where they're expected to move.
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.
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RT @Marcia_Brown9: 🚨🚨🚨 USDA plans to announce its reorganization plan this AM. -Closing several major DC buildings, inc. South building.-M….
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RT @jordanwolman: USDA set to unveil its reorganization plan this morning, @YarrowGrace @Marcia_Brown9 and I scooped. .
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Sources say the plan, which is expected to be revealed Thursday morning, includes shutting down most of the department’s D.C.-area buildings.
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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.
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_Brown9 and @jordanwolman .
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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_Brown9 and @jordanwolman .
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Sources say the plan, which is expected to be revealed Thursday morning, includes shutting down most of the department’s D.C.-area buildings.
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RT @Marcia_Brown9: NEW: Staff at USDA's nutrition HQ are confronting roaches in the office and air quality so bad they've had to evacuate t….
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A must-read from @Marcia_Brown9:. Dead animals in the HVAC, stuck elevators, air quality issues and roaches - life at USDA's nutrition HQ in Virginia . The conditions have been "very difficult, demoralizing and draining," one person said.
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Despite emergency office shutdowns over poor air quality and insect infestations, many federal employees have had to use paid time off instead of teleworking.
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RT @sambbenson: USDA employees in northern Virginia are working in roach-infested conditions and air quality so bad that they’ve been force….
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Despite emergency office shutdowns over poor air quality and insect infestations, many federal employees have had to use paid time off instead of teleworking.
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Some other news in here: there’s a rift forming in GOP over how to address state animal welfare laws like Prop. 12. Reps. Luna, Garbarino and Fitzpatrick circulating a draft letter to fight House Ag GOP’s plans. Ag lawmakers are upset with the intraparty drama.
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.
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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.
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The findings are a boon for Republicans who want to use the farm bill to block states from creating their own agriculture standards.
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RT @Marcia_Brown9: In @Morning_Ag on Monday there's an excerpt from an interview I did with Katie Nixon, co-CEO of one of the 12 rural food….
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RT @Jasper_Goodman: The House GOP's "crypto week" is back on track. A group of conservative hard-liners just dropped their opposition to a….
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Republican rebels cut a deal to attach a key crypto measure to a must-pass defense authorization bill.
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RT @sambbenson: Trump's USTR says striking trade deals is not his top goal
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Jamieson Greer outlined his three main goals as Trump's trade representative while speaking at a manufacturing conference in Detroit.
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If y’all see a gold ring at the Capitol with a G on it plz hit me up. It has no sentimental value and was not expensive but I’m sad I lost it 🥲.
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RT @rishikadugyala: NEW from @YarrowGrace & @rachel_shin_ . White House officials are promising that MAHA won't crack down on pesticide use….
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Several farm lobbyists remain skeptical the Trump administration will defend their interests as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks to overhaul the nation's food supply.
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RT @sambbenson: NEW: Mike Lee’s online persona — spreading conspiracy theories, mocking assassination victims — is causing worry in Salt La….
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