Opportunities to Make Quality Pet Food
October 8, 2013
Pet food manufacturers follow guidelines established by AAFCO, which take into account information from the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Animal Nutrition. You can read about this…
Author: Dave Albin
Cooking Food Made Us Human?
September 17, 2013
I recently stumbled across a book, published a few years ago, that examined the role that cooking food played in human development. It is called Catching Fire: How…
Author: Dave Albin
USDA Support Organic Farmers
September 3, 2013
In my last blog, “The Specialty Niches That Are Becoming Mainstream” I spoke to the end-user markets driving specialty food niches such as “Organic”, “Natural”, “Non-GMO”, “Free-Range” and…
Author: Kevin Kacere
43% Less Drying Needed With “Dry” Extrusion
August 13, 2013
The new Medium Shear Extruder from Insta-Pro provides a solution for quality producers of dry, shaped products, including dry pet food and fish feed for aquaculture. Insta-Pro has…
Author: Dave Albin
Cheaper Ingredients May Have Hidden Costs
July 16, 2013
It’s no secret that livestock producers have been dealing with high feeding costs. Considering that feed is the largest part of the total cost of production, it’s no…
Author: Dave Albin
Corn Extrusion for Better Broiler Performance
May 28, 2013
In the United States, corn and other cereal extrusion has been applied to special diets such as baby pigs and aquatic feed. It is known that baby pigs…
Author: Nabil Said
Impact of Extrusion on Nutrients – Part 2: Lipids, Fats, and Water
January 9, 2013
I posted earlier about the impact of extrusion on proteins and carbohydrates. Now I will explain the importance of lipids, fats, and water. Extrusion effects on lipids or…
Author: Nabil Said
Impact of Extrusion on Nutrients – Part 1: Proteins and Carbohydrates
December 19, 2012
The objective of cooking is to enhance the nutritional value of feed or food through applying controlled amounts of thermal heat for a given period of time in…
Author: Nabil Said
Can I Make my own Aquatic Feed?
October 9, 2012
As corn, wheat and soybean prices sky rocket, manufacturers of feed for retail are forced to increase their prices. Feed constitutes the main operational cost of all livestock,…
Author: Nabil Said
Will My Feed Processing Plant Be Profitable? – Part III – Raw Material Costs
July 18, 2012
We’ve already established three key variables which will determine the ultimate profitability of your feed processing plant: Feed formulation Raw material costs Market value of your output(s) My…
Author: Adam Sackett
Will My Feed Processing Plant Be Profitable? – Part II – Feed Formulation
June 6, 2012
We’ve already established three key variables which will determine the ultimate profitability of your feed processing plant: Feed formulation Raw material costs Market value of your output(s) Today,…
Author: Adam Sackett