Grower has innovative approach to heating hatchery

Uses Coaltec Energy machine

November 18, 2010

WATT recently ran a news item about Josh Frye, a broiler grower using Fixed Bed gasification technology to heat his houses. Regrettably, the news item contained an error.

Read the original article.

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