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 ...

Stoves that burn shelled corn are a hot commodity, and a company in northeast Colorado can't keep up with the demand."This year's been phenomenal," says Vic Wisdom, president of Wisdom Industries in ...

ST. PAUL — The prospect of high heating bills this winter is prompting many Minnesotans to turn to wood and corn stoves to heat their homes. At the Minnesota State Fair, Kris Borgeson stays busy at a ...

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.

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.

COLFAX, N.D. - Farmers Tim Hudson and Jim Overby found a way to keep busy this winter. The two teamed up to sell corn for corn-burning stoves as rising natural gas prices prompt some people to look ...

PINE ISLAND, Minn. -- The demand for corn-burning furnaces keeps Ken Markham in running shoes. Markham, who owns Zumbro Ag, Ranch and Pet in Pine Island, added more hours to his daily routine Oct. 1, ...

CHEYENNE - Last fall, natural-gas cost increases created a rush on alternative heating fuel sources. Increased sales caught the manufacturers of corn and pellet stoves by surprise. It also led to a ...

FANCHER — Homeowners looking to upgrade their heating units and save energy may qualify for a tax incentive as well, said Chris Nelson, owner of Big Ash Stoves in Fancher. Nelson is one of several ...