Chavez-DeRemer for Labor: President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee defeated for re-election, to serve as Labor secretary. (NPR)
Screwworm found in Mexico: The USDA said it would restrict movement of animal commodities from Mexico following the discovery of New World screwworm in a cow in southern Mexico near the Guatemala border; screwworm maggots can infest warm-blooded animals, including people. (APHIS)
FDA and CDC nominees: President-elect Donald Trump selected Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon who was critical of Covid vaccination mandates, to head the FDA, and former Rep. David Weldon, a physician, to run the CDC; Weldon once sought to reduce the CDC role in overseeing vaccine safety. (Washington Post)
Triticale hybrid in the wild: Plant experts in Kansas say a wild triticale hybrid, a cross of wheat and triticale, was found in wheat fields this summer, a surprise because it was not intentionally bred and because triticale is a cross between wheat and rye. (Kansas State University)
World grain supply tightens: Due to slightly smaller wheat and barley crops, the forecast of world grain production in 2024/25 was lowered at the same time the estimate of global grain consumption rose, suggesting the global carryover will drop 3 percent this season. (International Grains Council)