November 20, 1998

Pigs Poised to Fuel Northwest Missouri State U.

Northwest Missouri State University is getting ready to burn hog waste to keep its campus warm.

The university plans, within a year, to begin using the alternative fuel -- which is plentiful, given the large number of local hog farms. The fuel was developed by Jason Helton, the director of biomass research at the university, who found a way to mix hog waste with switch grass by using modified pieces of farm equipment. During the