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Donation helps pay off Fairplex dairy barn project
With more than 250 head of cattle being shown at the St. Croix County fair annually, the Dairy Project is the largest 4-H animal project at the St. Croix County Fair.
May 24, 2012
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May Fair event at Fairplex approaches 
The May Fair Event & Sale will take place on Saturday, May 12, at the St. Croix County Fair Grounds – Fairplex, in Glenwood City.
May 04, 2012
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Birding hike scheduled at Nagel WMA
A birding outing is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, on the Nagel Wildlife Management Area located southeast of New Richmond.
April 26, 2012
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New Richmond grad named ISU Ag Woman of the Year
New Richmond graduate Molly Heintz has been named the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’Ag Woman of the Year at Iowa State University.
April 26, 2012
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Plow Day held near New Richmond
The Osecola FFA Alumni organization conducted their annual Plow Day event near New Richmond on Saturday.
April 20, 2012
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WFU meets in New Richmond
The Wisconsin Farmers Union conducted its local district meeting on March 27 at Lola’s Family Restaurant in New Richmond.
April 11, 2012
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Fairest of the Fair candidates sought
Would you like to be the official ambassador and spokesperson for the St. Croix County Fair? Are you the next St. Croix County Fairest of the Fair?
April 08, 2012
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CRP signup now available
Bob Forrest, executive director of the St. Croix County Farm Service Agency, reminds producers that general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) began on March 12, 2012, and continues through April 6.
March 28, 2012
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Workshop helps improve dairy reproduction efficiency
Are you a dairy producer, veterinarian or consultant interested in learning about the latest innovations in dairy reproductive programs to improve reproductive efficiency and profitability?
February 27, 2012
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Garden U event scheduled for New Richmond
The St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners organization is hosting Garden U on Saturday, March 17, at Ready Randy’s Conference Center, 1490 131st St., New Richmond.
February 26, 2012
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Red shouldered hawk frequents backyard feeder
Each morning I fill our two hanging feeders with sunflower seeds, top off the thistle feeder, then place a bit of tallow or meat scrapes on the platform feeder. At times, if I feel generous, I’ll add some dog food kibble, extra sunflower seeds and the left over spillage from our 19-year-old cockatiel Rocky’s feeding dish to the mix.
February 23, 2012
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Fair Board seeks fairground managers
Dick Sullwold, who previously acted as the fair board’s president and manager of the county fairgrounds, has stepped down and Gail Maier has been named president of the fair board. The problem is that Maier, who lives in Roberts (about 30 miles from the fairgrounds), doesn’t want to also manage the fairgrounds.
By By Jackie Grumish , February 17, 2012
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Are frac sand miners failing to check for rare butterfly?
In the sand barrens of Wisconsin lives an endangered blue butterfly. Its range overlaps almost perfectly with the sand that’s become a lucrative part of a boom in natural gas drilling.
By By Kate Golden , February 16, 2012
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Animal waste ordinance upgraded
The past two years the St. Croix County Land and Water Conservation Department with assistance from the county’s Planning Department has been working to amend the county’s Animal Waste Ordinance.
February 16, 2012
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St. Croix County farms take top honors
Maybe it’s something in the water? Two area dairy operations have captured the top spots in a national ranking system for farms with high-quality genetics efforts.
By By Tom Lindfors , February 06, 2012
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