News @ UW-Extension - February 2007

UW-Extension news

Thursday, February 15, 2007: Explore bio-energy opportunities for Northwest Wisconsin; Andrew Dane; RICE LAKE, Wis.—A unique bio-energy conference will be held at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Conference Center in Rice Lake on March 9. The organizers of “Going Green: Bio-energy Opportunities for Northwest Wisconsin,” which will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., hope to reach an audience of local officials, farmers, landowners, those in forestry and food processing, conservationists, planners, economic developers, and energy stakeholders.
Friday, February 09, 2007: Reduce your taxes with state and federal credits; Judi Bartfeld; MADISON, Wis.—Many Wisconsin residents can get thousands of dollars back at tax time, thanks to valuable state and federal tax credits, according to Judi Bartfeld, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension Family Resource Management Specialist. These credits include the federal Earned Income Credit, the Wisconsin Earned Income Credit, the Wisconsin Homestead Credit, and the federal Child Tax Credit. And this year, many residents can also get a Telephone Excise Tax Refund.