AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH:Important for each of usThe population of the planet has increased by more than 7 billion since the initiation of formal agricultural research in 1843. While there are many reasons that contribute to this phenomenal growth in population, the availability of food is certainly one of the key factors. The success of agriculture that made such growth possible has unquestionably dependedgreatly on the success of agricultural research. Therefore, agricultural research has made possible many new lives, as well is making life better for each of us. In fact, agricultural research has affected each of us in some way at some time.Haven't you ever wondered?*Where was agricultural research done that made no-iron cotton shirtsand sheets possible? OR*Who was among the very first to identify vitamins and their role inbiological systems? OR*What events led to the development of the first blood thinner? OR*Who pioneered the use of the airplane in agriculture? OR*Who developed a means of determining the tenderness of meat? OR*Who is considered the father of homogenized milk? OR*Where did the first honeycrisp apple come from? OR*Where was the research conducted that enables us to enjoy freshapples and sweet Vidalia onions year-round? OR*Who first applied anhydrous ammonia as a fertilizer? OR*Where was the antibiotic, streptomycin, discovered?
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A graduate of the University of Florida and Iowa State University, Gale Buchanan is a former Chief Scientist and Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He is a former dean and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, and dean and director emeritus of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia. He retired as a colonel from the Alabama Army National Guard after 34 years of military service. Among his last assignments was commandant of the Alabama Military Academy. He is the co-author of Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation, and author of Feeding the World: Agricultural Research in the Twenty-first Century, and Branch Research Stations in Agriculture: History, Development, Operation, and Future. Gale resides with his wife Carol in Adel, Georgia, and has a farm near Pinetta, Florida.
