STARK CITY, Mo. — Using corn rather than propane to heat a poultry house makes sense to Bill Harvill, of Stark City. It would make more sense if he could find larger stoves to heat his eight poultry ...

BEAVERTON Larry Richardson has always liked to experiment with things. So it didn t seem too strange when he came up with the idea of a furnace that can burn enough corn to heat a house. Richardson is ...

Description: Corn burning boilers and furnaces burn dry shelled corn to make heat. Demand: In 2005, shipments of freestanding pellet stoves and inserts, which includes corn burners, topped 118,000 — a ...

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) -- Gary Egger says it didn't take much to realize using corn to heat his home would save him lots of cash as the nation braces for rising gas prices this winter. "I raise corn," ...

Since natural gas prices increased, more people are turning to alternative fuels to heat their houses. After MidAmerican Energy announced last year it would increase its gas rates, Stacie Fidlar, of ...

Wood, corn or stay with gas? The considerations that figure into the decision add to the task: clearances, venting requirements, chimneys, burn time for each ...

As one of the scientists cited in "Corn-Burning Benefits Hinge on How It's Grown" [news story, Jan. 27], I couldn't agree more with the conclusion that corn must be grown sustainably to reduce carbon ...