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Shelled Corn for Greenhouse Heat - Cost-Share Project Scroll down link (Summer/Fall 2009)
Growers of greenhouse crops are invited to participate in year two of the Shelled Corn for Greenhouse Heat porject. Funding is available to provide cost-share for purchasing one corn furnace or boiler per farm (up to 50% of the cost, maximum $3,000 per farm) for a limited number of farms.

Agriculture and Landscape Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass)

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Virtual Grower

Decision support tool for greenhouse growers.  Users can build a greenhouse with a variety of materials for roofs and sidewalls, design the greenhouse style, schedule temperature set points throughout the year, and predict heating costs for over 230 sites within the US.  Different heating and scheduling scenarios can be predicted with few inputs.)

Energy Fact Sheets for Greenhouses

Solar Greenhouses National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service

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