Not all corn is created equal. There are many varieties of the corn plant. Some are genetically modified. Others are considered conventional. All corns have different traits. A few contain traits more suitable for heating purposes. As a fuel provider, Eagle Bio-Fuels plant and grow those hybrids. Growing the correct hybrid is only the start of having a quality product.

The proper moisture content is crucial in heating products. A few stove manufactures advertise they can burn anything in their stoves. This might be true but nothing is mentioned about BTU’s, equipment maintenance, equipment fatigue, and the operator’s labors. Inferior fuel products create stove problems. Eagle's customers have been very beneficial in educating them on the different problems one can have with their corn/pellet stoves.

Corn for animal or human consumption is targeted for 14.5% or 15% moisture and 3% foreign material. Generally, Shell Corn at 13.4% moisture = 6,924 BTU/lb, and 10.2% moisture = 7,319 BTU/lb. Both produce the same amount of ash = 1.1%. If shell corn was 0% moisture, it would average: 8100 BTU/lb, 1.3% ash. Eagle corn has a target moisture is 12% with 0% foreign material.

Corn drying is not an exact science. A corn dryer has columns the corn flows through during the drying process. The outside of the column is at normal air temperature and the inside of the column is 220 degrees. The inside corn is over dried and the outside is under dried. At the bottom of the column the corn is blended with a metering roller and discharged from the dryer. Then the corn is transported to another bin for complete cooling. This process doesn’t allow 100% consistent grain moisture but is the most current and efficient method of grain drying available today. We load the dryer with consistent moisture grain to increase the odds of having a perfect end product. Most elevators don’t have this option because they take in grain from many different farmers at the same time. Every farmer doesn’t plant the same hybrid at the same time. As a single corn source, Eagle Bio-Fuels, provides the needed consistency for optimum burning and minimal maintenance.

Cleaning is the next challenge. When Eagle Bio-Fuels was started, they cleaned the corn with the more conventional style grain screener. Quickly Eagle learned that optimum cleaning wasn’t possible with the more common cleaners. This pushed them to invest in commercial state-of-the-art cleaner. Wow! Talk about doing the right thing. Eagle corn coming from this new process is almost perfect. Some corn fuel dealers are trying to disguise dirt problems by adding vegetable oil, but that only covers the problem and can create other issues later. Some corn stove manufacturers prefer no oil in the corn to avoid mechanism problems. Eagle’s new cleaning system solves the dirt problems and relieves the stove wear and tear issues.

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