Evidence of Soybean Divergence: What Does It Mean?
May 16, 2019
One of the grand narratives you may have noticed on the Insta-Pro blog relates to oilseeds, grains, and their final ingredient forms exhibiting more differentiation than is often…
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Move Towards Order with High-Shear Dry Extrusion
May 9, 2019
In today’s feed and food world, with differing ingredients due to ever-changing raw material conditions, and rapidly-evolving consumer trends, it may be regularly chaotic for you during development,…
The Single-Nutrient Pitfall: Don’t Fall In
May 2, 2019
Every living thing is driven to seek nourishment in order to survive and thrive. Many nutrients are essential – animals cannot survive for long without them. It’s important…
New Data on Corn Ethanol DDGS Tells Old Story – Some New Insight Included
April 25, 2019
I’ve discussed on the blog before the variable and low-quality nature of dried distillers’ grains with solubles (DDGS), a plentiful and inexpensive by-product of the corn ethanol fuel…
Benefits of Higher Fat Diets: Part 1, Definitions
March 21, 2019
When animal diets are formulated, at times it’s assumed that a sort of “cookie cutter” approach is taken. This means that all of the ingredients and corresponding nutrient…
New Product to Reduce Ammonia Emissions? We’ve Covered That Here Before…
February 21, 2019
I noticed recently that an FDA-approved animal drug was being launched to reduce ammonia emissions in beef cattle. The drug, which may be a feed additive, appears to…
“Cheap Enough To Feed” Means You Get What You Pay For
December 13, 2018
Putting together a diet formulation for animal production – balancing performance goals with economic considerations – is something we discuss here on a regular basis. We periodically provide…
Tough Harvest Year for Crops Necessitates Better-Quality Processing
November 15, 2018
Hurricane Michael recently roared ashore in the SE United States, and aside from the usual images of displaced people and damaged property, stories have emerged of significant crop…
Bridging the Gap Between Commodity and Synthetic Ingredients with High Shear Dry Extrusion
October 25, 2018
One of the goals of animal nutrition feeding programs is to balance the need for growth performance and economics by selecting from a list of available ingredients –…
