My father in law just bought a new pellet stove and the dealer told him that he can burn hay pellets in there. Anyone ever do that? Just wondering if that's a cheaper option.
Here is a good article from Nova Scotia Canada on Hay pellets https://cleantechnica.com/2011/08/01/making-hay-heating-homes-clean-renewable-homegrown-cheaper-than-coal/
Interesting. If this took off farmers could make and sell the product right on the farm to local burners. This would take out a large portion of the trucking expense. At 24 tons a load and trucking it 125 miles from the plant to the store that's a large part of the cost of the pellets I buy. Ron
This is really cool. I have 20-25 acres that we really just give to a farmer to let him do whatever he wants with it. I'd love to rotate hay for home heat. Need to look into this more.
Makes sense. I'll burn anything to stay warm cheaper. Sounds like it is one guy now and one specific area though but I know hay grows like crazy around here. Mainly used for cattle.
Hay is great resource. Its the cost of making pellets out of it thats tough. I am in the process of aquiring a mill from michigan that goes on the pto of the tractor. I have 641 acres, 420 of it is hay. At about a hundred pounds per hour it will take all summer to make enough for the season for my son and I. Ill let everyone know how i make out when all the parts and pieces come together.
