Dear Jim: I am tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at my home center store and they sell the pellets there. Are they convenient to use and do they produce much ...

Dear Jim: I use my fireplace for extra heat, but it is a hassle. I am considering getting a corn or wood pellet stove instead. Are they energy efficient and low-maintenance, and what are my options? — ...

Tired of skyrocketing heating bills, Rich Hannan has turned to an alternative straight from the days of the Depression. Hannan is burning corn kernels – the type bought directly from farmers or grain ...

Q. I am tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at my home center store and they sell the pellets there. Are they convenient to use and do they produce much heat ...

Recent hikes in the cost of fuel oil and natural gas have many of us looking at alternative sources for home heating. Several people have asked me what I think is "greener," a pellet stove or a wood ...

Corn is the new king when it comes to heating stoves. It appears that every manufacturer of corn-fueled stoves in the United States and Canada is facing a backlog of orders because of the huge demand.

Dear Jim: I thought about installing a corn or wood pellet stove to help heat my home. Will they save money, will they work when the electric power goes off and are they convenient to use? - Chris G.

Instead of spending $200,000 per year on propane, he will spend less than $70,000 for corn. Harvill said it cost him less than $3 per bushel this year to grow around 14,000 bushels of corn, the amount ...

Q: I'm tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at a home store, and it sells pellets, too. Do the pellets produce much heat? Are they convenient? A: The new wood ...