November 6, 2024
Recent updates from OSHA regarding the safety emphasis program in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska underscore a critical issue in the grain handling industry—worker safety. As someone deeply involved…
October 30, 2024
Decrease your production and feeding costs and get animals to market quicker with sustainable, science-based oilseed processing. Read the articles below to learn more. Reduce Waste, Maximize Your…
October 23, 2024
As the global demand for sustainably produced, high-quality animal feed ingredients continues to rise, businesses like feed mills and animal producers are challenged to meet increasingly high standards…
October 16, 2024
Livestock producers and feed mills face constant pressure to optimize animal nutrition while controlling feed costs. The challenge lies in maximizing the nutritional value of feed ingredients to…
October 9, 2024
Producers and feed mills face the pressure to increase efficiency, maintain reliability, and scale production to meet rising demand is more significant than ever. Growing global populations and…
October 2, 2024
Choosing the right processing methods for animal feed is critical to maintaining economic viability and sustainability in animal production. The industry faces a series of complex challenges, including…
September 25, 2024
Uncovering Hidden Losses in your Operation https://www.insta-pro.com/en/blog/engineeringandmaintenance/uncovering-hidden-losses-in-your-operation/ Uncover hidden expenses and inefficiencies that could impact your bottom line, from raw material moisture content to electricity costs. Learn practical…
September 18, 2024
These days it’s a balancing act to keep the costs associated with a feed business down. Being competitive with input costs that change daily can be very complicated.…
September 11, 2024
We take pride in our equipment and the increased nutrition that comes from our extrusion processing. Our parts and machines are known for their dependability and longevity, however,…
September 4, 2024
As harvest season arrives, it’s important to recognize the differences between processing new crop and old crop soybeans. Freshly harvested, new crop soybeans typically have higher moisture content…
August 28, 2024
Our dry extrusion was invented to process whole soybeans, and over the years, this process has been well-researched and fine-tuned for controlled and consistent results. The advantages of…
August 21, 2024
Amino acids that makeup proteins are critically important in any diet. Typically, in order to build proteins, all amino acids are needed. Commercial diet formulations often focus on levels…
August 14, 2024
The poultry industry has seen significant advancements in the 21st century, with a growing focus on optimizing broiler nutrition to enhance growth, health, and overall performance. One of…
August 7, 2024
In commercial animal production, the primary goal is to enhance feed efficiency due to the significant and continuous feeding expenses. That’s why providing the necessary nutrients to meet…
July 31, 2024
If you have followed Insta-Pro for any length of time, you understand the importance we place on dietary energy, the useable energy by animals for productive purposes, and…
July 24, 2024
The poultry industry measures feed conversion ratio (FCR) – the relationship between kg of feed consumed compared to kg of body weight gain – as a performance indicator…
July 17, 2024
Often used as a source of energy in a diet formulation, the starch of corn is broken down into glucose in the intestine (glucose is the most common…
July 10, 2024
Through rigorous development and internal testing, we have refined a set of best practices that ensure a stable and efficient extrusion process for extruding corn. Typically, extruding corn,…
