Buchanan, Gale a.: - "Gale Buchanan is the former Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics and Chief Scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He was also a former Dean and Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station - as well as Dean and Director Emeritus of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia. This is Gale's sixth book. His most recent book, Unexpected Chef was published in 2023. Gale's wife of over 52 years, Carol, died November 6, 2022. Today, Gale lives in Adel, Georgia and occasionally visits his farm near Pinetta, Florida."