St. Croix County

Congratulations; you made it through another semester! Finding cheap summer activities is easy; enjoy the park or even a friend’s house’s yard by playing bocce ball, Frisbee golf, ultimate Frisbee, basketball, ladder golf, walking, biking, rollerblading, relay games, etc. If you want to go on a big trip, go somewhere in the area, maybe catch [...]

2012-2013 Cropland Rent Survey

2012-2013 Cropland Rent Survey

If you are lucky to have a job that offers a 401(k) retirement plan, you may wonder what happens to the account if you ever decide to move to a new company. Some companies will let you transfer the money accumulated into your new company’s 401(k) account, or you may have to transfer that money [...]

Pay off high-interest debt first. Education loans usually have a low interest rate, and you usually don’t have to start paying back money until 6 months after you are out of school, so pay off the others first.

We are getting reports of alfalfa stand damage/winter kill in Northwest Wisconsin. The situations vary from low spots only in fields to significant portions of the field. Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist recommends the following: Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands

Don’t procrastinate! In the financial world, you could have to pay late fees or more interest on something. Some people may work better under pressure, but not when it comes to finances. If you do work better under pressure, assign yourself earlier dates to get things done, including an outline of that semester paper, or [...]

Continue cleaning more than just your closets to save more money: clean your appliances. Gently vacuum behind appliances to get the dust out and clean out the vents on refrigerators, dryers, and heating and cooling units to save on electricity and make them last longer.

Spring cleaning time! Rather than just pulling the stuff from the bottom of your dresser to the top, or from the back of the closet to the front, really go through all your clothes. You can have a yard sale and make a couple extra dollars; if you don’t have a lot, have a yard [...]

The 2013 Interstate Livestock Youth Show will be held on June 22, 2013 at the Polk Co Fair Grounds in St. Croix Falls.  The judging contest will be at 9:15 am with the livestock quiz to follow at 10:00 am.  The livestock show will be starting at 10:30 am with awards presented at 12:30 pm.  [...]