What Mills Can Do to Expand Their Operation
July 12, 2023
It wouldn´t be correct to answer the question of “what can I do to expand my operation?” right away with a proposal involving capital investment, which certainly is…
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Basics of Starting a Feed Mill
July 5, 2023
Feed milling is the process of grinding and processing feed ingredients into a form that is suitable for animal consumption. The feed milling process can be divided into…
TSP Production: ExPress® Soy vs. Hi-Pro (Solvent) Meal
April 12, 2023
A common question that arises when a company analyzes making texturized soy protein (TSP) is whether to make it from expeller or Hi-Pro (Solvent meal). Below is…
Establishing a Soy Food Extrusion Facility
April 5, 2023
Establishing a soy food extrusion facility involves several steps including planning, site selection, construction, equipment purchase, hiring and training staff, and obtaining necessary licenses and permits. Here’s a…
Hi-Gel™ Corn – Innovative Engineering Solutions to Increase Value in Corn
February 8, 2023
Corn is one of the largest plant-based food sources in the world and is used extensively in feeding poultry and livestock. Corn contains protein, fiber, moisture, and oil…
What Reduced Diet Costs and More Digestible Ingredients Mean for a Layer Farm
June 22, 2022
In my previous blog, we discussed the Virginia Tech layer trial comparing layer diets using Insta-Pro ExPress® soymeal and solvent-extracted SBM. It was shown that there were significant…
Financial Benefits of Using ExPress® Soymeal in Layer Diets
June 8, 2022
Recently, a study was completed at Virginia Tech University comparing Insta-Pro ExPress® meal vs. Conventional SBM in layer diets. As expected, the feed conversion ratio was improved when…
The Economic Value of Feeding ExPress® Meal in Dairy Diets
April 6, 2022
Many of you are familiar with our technology and equipment that produce high quality feed ingredients. The main stay is producing high quality ExPress® meal through our extruders…
Bigger Equipment, Same Quality, More Nutrition
February 16, 2022
The process makes the product. Structure predicts function. All ingredients are not created equal. Remember these axioms – I recently blogged about how one relatively simple, seldom considered,…
Growing Demand Spurs Higher Capacity
February 2, 2022
At Insta-Pro, our vision is to continuously improve nutrition for the world’s producers of meat, milk, and eggs. As a part of that vision, we are thrilled to…
Sound Mechanisms for Improved, Consistent Performance
January 19, 2022
There’s nothing magical or supernatural about putting together a formulation for consistent animal performance. What’s happening is simply supplying the right amounts of individual nutrients and energy for…
The Value Of A Plant Tour Before Purchasing Equipment
December 29, 2021
As you consider purchasing equipment, its important you look at all aspects from equipment, to plant layout and insure you have the support your team needs after the…
Relative Feed Value (RFV): When Is It Meaningful?
December 22, 2021
As the costs of feeding animals are easily the biggest ongoing expense for food animal producers, it makes perfect sense to use measurements and metrics to get the…
Total Digestible Nutrients (TDN): How Useful Is It?
December 8, 2021
There are many methods of evaluating ingredients for animal feeding. This is important because the composition and characteristics of the ingredients that make up a complete diet affect…
Do Not Assume All Extruders/Mechanical Pressing Systems Are Equal: Make A Difference Choosing Proper Soymeal For Animal Feeding
November 24, 2021
It is well known that the ability of animals to fully utilize the nutrient content of soybeans depends on the method of processing to deactivate antinutrients and add…
Rising Food Prices = Higher Profits For Agri-Processors
October 20, 2021
Once again, food prices are on the rise. Need an example? Look no further than fertilizer prices. In addition, natural gas prices are rising, forcing some fertilizer producers…
4 Reasons You SHOULD Extrude Maize
October 14, 2021
A poultry producer in East Africa phoned last week with a question: “Should I extrude maize?” “Will extrusion reduce mycotoxins?” he asked too. He buys maize that is…
Growth Where It Counts – Keep More Nitrogen In Your Birds Via High-Shear Dry Extrusion
September 30, 2021
Recently, we completed a study at Iowa State University that indicated the many benefits of using Hi-Gel™ Corn versions of commodity ingredients, namely corn and soybean meal. You…
