Solar heat eyed as farm heating option in Illinois
Sun powered heating gains interest as eight cent propane days fade. University of Illinois engineer Marvin Hall notes solar energy as a practical farm heat source while agricultural workshops expand across the state amid rising fuel costs for electricity and natural gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinoisan
Marvin Hall
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Macomb
Hall
Propane Price Rise Spurs Solar Use by Farmers
As propane costs climb, farmers explore solar solutions to cut heating and fuel bills. The note on Page Five indicates growing interest in renewable energy for agricultural operations amid rising energy costs.
Solar heat cuts farm fuel costs say Illinois expert
Hall notes a low temperature grain drying operation in Illinois uses solar heat as the principal source and reduces fuel costs by about 75 percent. Solar collectors in farm buildings vary from bare to suspended plate designs, with efficiency and added cost discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Illinois
Gene Shore
U of I
Shove
Twin Calves Born First Time on Doug Glenn Farm Near Carbondale
Matt Glenn and two new Hereford twin calves arrive on the Doug Glenn farm along New Era Road near Carbondale. The elder Glenn says twins mark a first for the family operation.
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Matt Glenn
Doug Glenn
New Era Road
Carbondale
Glenn
Matt
Farmers push Channel 8 CB break for rural use
Southern Illinois farmers organized as CB Farmers appeal for semi official access to Channel 8 arguing it aids market reports emergency aid and timely supplies during planting and harvest times. Prominent Carlyle family the Twenhafels say their equipment and family safety rely on it and invite letters and bumper sticker info.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
CB Farmers
Illinois
Allen Twenhafel
Carlyle
Posey
Clinton
Monroe
Bend
St. Clair
Washington
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