May 26, 2016
These days it has become common to hear new information, both good and bad, about food. Sometimes we hear about food recalls in the popular press. Other times…
May 19, 2016
A recent Feed Management article highlighted the problems of including excess protein in broiler diets. Providing more protein than the required amount in feed has become a common…
April 21, 2016
In previous blogs, we’ve discussed how high shear, dry extrusion from Insta-Pro Intl can be used to stabilize rice bran. As Mayette Ramos, Sales Director for SE Asia,…
April 7, 2016
The importance of quality ingredients, such as extruded full-fat soy and ExPress® soy meal, are very popular blog topics with our readers. In these blogs, examples are shown,…
March 17, 2016
You may have heard about the new Insta-Pro Portable Ingredient Analyzer (PIA) NIR machine. NIR technology is specifically designed for Insta-Pro soy customers to help them manage their soybean…
March 3, 2016
The U.S. government recently released their new 2015 guidelines for healthy eating, and several approaches were discussed (see here). In particular, consuming more quality proteins is emphasized, as…
February 11, 2016
What goals do you have in your extrusion plants? What metrics do you use to know if you’re achieving these goals? How do you obtain the values used…
November 25, 2015
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the biggest regulatory change to animal feed (which, as I found out, isn’t really a term anymore) producers in decades. I…
October 29, 2015
I recently watched a segment on the McLaughlin Group, a discussion and debate-style TV program, entitled “A Problem of Poop”. You can see it here (the segment begins…
October 14, 2015
A topic that we here at Insta-Pro Intl think about frequently arose once again in a recent article – food waste. It turns out that about 50% of…
October 1, 2015
I recently participated in an extrusion short course at Texas A&M University. Insta-Pro International regularly gives presentations and performs equipment demonstrations at Texas A&M. While the course focuses…
September 10, 2015
I recently blogged about the use of Insta-Pro Intl– extruded flaxseed as a way to push conversion of more long-chain, omega-3 fatty acids with less flax. When flax…
August 6, 2015
In previous articles, I have discussed omega-3 fatty acids – how to get more in your diet, and why that’s a good idea in terms of health. In…
June 29, 2015
The Global Dairy published an article last month about the latest group of dairy producers who had lost their milk contracts, and were looking for a new place…
May 28, 2015
Chipotle Mexican Grill recently announced that they had completed their transition, with a few qualifiers, to only using non-GMO ingredients in their food products. Interestingly, many of the…
April 16, 2015
Amino acid digestibility has been a popular topic in my past blogs and trade journals as an important measure of protein quality and that higher digestibility is better. However,…
March 26, 2015
I recently attended a conference in Dubai, and had the pleasure of speaking with people who are working to improve local food and feed production in the region. …
February 19, 2015
I recently conducted some research with high oilseeds at the Insta-Pro International R&D center. This is something I’ve blogged about before – as we are constantly trying to…
