January 25, 2018
One of the questions we get asked the most, in the Latin American market, is how many applications our extruders can produce. When investing in Insta-Pro equipment, this…
October 19, 2017
In part 4 of the How to Evaluate Ingredients series, I’m switching back to poultry. Parts 1 and 2, focused on poultry and how changes in the levels…
September 14, 2017
Soybeans consumed by livestock and poultry animals worldwide are processed through solvent or mechanical extraction then converted to soybean meal. As the inventor of high shear, dry extrusion,…
August 31, 2017
FAO predicts that by 2050 food production will have to increase by 70 percent in order to meet the population’s food demand. They also mention that combating poverty…
August 24, 2017
There are many choices when formulating diets for food animals. Understandably, least-cost formulation programs are used to quickly determine how to meet certain nutrient requirements, different for each…
August 17, 2017
There’s an old quote that says “you don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” While this may be philosophical, it can be relevant to…
July 20, 2017
In this industry, we talk about protein a lot. This is because it helps evaluate the value of an ingredient or diet. The type of protein we are…
July 13, 2017
When I started my career in a pig breeding farm way back in 1978, the length of a 6-month-old gilt was about 110 cm (~ 43 in) and…
July 6, 2017
A recent blog post over at WATT made some good points while discussing a topic many livestock producers debate – investing in high-quality ingredients versus inexpensive ingredients for…
June 15, 2017
As the world population increases, the need to feed more and more people increases as well. A hot topic during our sales discussions is the development of our…
June 1, 2017
I can remember a time, not so long ago, when the entire focus of animal protein production was on lean growth in as few days as possible –…
May 18, 2017
We invented the high-shear dry extrusion process and have sought to optimize it over the years through research—much of which has been detailed here on the blog. In a…
May 4, 2017
For several decades, Insta-Pro International has been well known around the world for dry extrusion, which we invented in the 1960’s. You can read more about it here. …
April 13, 2017
In Part I of this blog, I discussed the importance of paying attention to the way some ingredients, such as vitamins and probiotics, react to the extrusion cooking…
April 6, 2017
When it comes to extruding complete diets such as pet food, fish feed or something like pig starters that have multiple ingredients, close attention should be given to…
March 30, 2017
In a recent blog, Adam Sackett, Sales Director, discussed high growth rates for pet food in developing countries. Double-digit growth is being realized in many places as more…
January 19, 2017
I recently discussed the results of a study on our blog, and I reported the following: Extruded rice bran can be used to help improve performance in antibiotic-free…
January 12, 2017
We often write about the changing landscape of food production, and what can help you during these transitions. One practice that we continually cover is antibiotic-free animal production…
