Research assistant, professor of dairy science, CALS associate dean and director, CALS executive associate dean, CALS interim Dean, CALS Dean

LaVerne Ausman of Elk Mound, the Bassett Family of Ski Hi Fruit Farm near Baraboo, Russell C. Doane of Menomonie, and Patrick J. Luby of Madison will receive Honorary Recognition awards Nov. 13 from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The awards will be presented at a banquet in the Memorial Union on the UW-Madison campus. Also at the banquet, Neal Jorgensen, professor emeritus of dairy science and former Dean of the College, will receive the CALS Distinguished Service Award.

LaVerne Ausman has been selected to receive Honorary Recognition by the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences for his long and distinguished career as a dairy farmer, public servant and community leader.

Chili aficionados and salad-bar fans nationwide owe a debt of gratitude to Russell Doane, Wisconsin’s guru of the dark red kidney bean.

Patrick J. Luby has been selected to receive Honorary Recognition by the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences for his leadership in the animal agriculture industry and many contributions to the Madison community and University.

The Bassett family tree is full of good apples. Since 1907, the Bassett family of Ski-Hi Fruit Farm has been growing more than 60 cultivars of apples while contributing time and resources to research, education and their community.

The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research will hold the 10th Artisan Cheese Seminar, “Semi-soft and Monastery Cheese and Cheddar Cheese Flavor Workshop,” Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

High school juniors and seniors, their parents and other prospective students are invited to visit the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to see if the Farm and Industry Short Course will meet their needs.

On Oct. 15, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry will dedicate its new campus home.

Young people interested in dairy farming have until Oct. 9 to apply for an innovative program, now in its fourth year, to help them establish their own grass-based dairy farms in Wisconsin.