Brad Buck

3 days ago | tallahassee.com | Brad Buck

If you eat fruits or vegetables, how often do you think about their history? Former University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Zhen Fan did, as he traced the strawberry back over centuries.

1 week ago | floridamuseum.ufl.edu | Brad Buck

If you eat fruits or vegetables, how often do you think about their history? Former University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Zhen Fan did, as he traced the strawberry back over centuries. In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Fan, now a faculty member at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China, examined the ancient origins of strawberry chromosomes.

1 week ago | blogs.ifas.ufl.edu | Brad Buck

If you eat fruits or vegetables, how often do you think about their history? Former University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Zhen Fan did, as he traced the strawberry back over centuries. In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Fan, now a faculty member at Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China, examined the ancient origins of strawberry chromosomes.

1 week ago | lakeonews.com | Brad Buck

By Brad Buck UF/IFASPosted 6/16/25Before 2015, no one had grown hops successfully in Florida. Over the past decade... To Our Valued Readers – Visitors to our website will be limited to five stories per month unless they opt to subscribe.

2 weeks ago | tallahassee.com | Brad Buck

Crack! Boom! We’re entering the daily summer thunderstorm season in Florida. The clouds roll in and, with them, you sometimes see lightning in the distance. Then you hear thunder. With 50 deaths from 2015-2024, Florida leads the nation in lightning-related fatalities, according to the Lightning Safety Council. It’s not just a matter of personal safety. Lightning caused about $1.2 billion worth of damage in 2023, according to an Ask IFAS document.