Extruded Corn: A highly digestible alternative to DDGS
April 30, 2020
There is no doubt that we are living in challenging times. With recent events around the world and uncertainty in the marketplace, day-to-day decision-making is tough. One of…
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SUPPLY CHANGE DISRUPTIONS DUE TO COVID-19: RISK MITIGATION WITH HIGH-SHEAR DRY EXTRUSION
April 23, 2020
As resources are being diverted to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions – increased demand for ground transportation, manufacturing diversion away from traditional agriculture, and global…
Near-Term Ingredient Problem: DDGS Shortage Solution
April 23, 2020
It’s not every day that a 0.1-micron-diameter virus, invisible to the naked eye, comes along and changes the world. This is all the more fascinating when it’s not…
Soybean Meal…Cost Center or Profit Center?
April 23, 2020
A feedmill in Africa imports soybean meal from Argentina. Each quarterly shipment is 10,000mt, arriving in a vessel also carrying maize. Current cost (April 2020) is $425-440/mt, delivered…
Off To A Good Start
April 16, 2020
Pre Start-Up Our service team at Insta-Pro is always improving and making sure you, our customer, gets everything you need from our team. Before we schedule a technician…
Motor Management Best Practice
April 9, 2020
Motors can be expensive to repair or replace. They are at the heart of most, if not all, key equipment in a production line. It is therefore important…
CRACKS IN THE COMMODITY GRAIN SYSTEM
April 2, 2020
We’ve covered in past blogs the challenging harvest conditions for grains and oilseeds in several parts of North America during harvest 2018. The increased likelihood of damage when…
Conducting business during Coronavirus outbreak
March 26, 2020
Just like most companies out there, Insta-Pro has had to make many adjustments recently due to the threat of the Coronavirus. We have had tradeshows postponed, customers postponing…
ExPress® Soymeal: An Excellent Source of Digestible Amino Acids and Energy for Swine
March 19, 2020
Insta Pro® is constantly testing our new and existing processing technologies to evaluate ingredient quality through animal feeding trials. Recent research conducted at the University of Illinois (Dr.…
MORE RESIDUAL OIL DOESN’T ALWAYS EQUAL MORE ENERGY FOR GROWTH
March 12, 2020
Last year, I wrote a blog series which concluded that choosing ingredients with more high-quality residual oil in the meal could add many benefits to your formulation program. …
INGREDIENT PRICES RISE AND FALL, BUT QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY ENDURE
March 5, 2020
When formulating diets for animals, some things are more lasting than others. There will always be a finite list of quantity-limited ingredients to choose from, and it is…
What are Foots and what can you do with them?
February 27, 2020
Throughout our ExPress® process, there are many different things happening to the soybeans. While in the oil press, a small amount of meal particles ( sometimes called solids…
Mechanical Presses: Don’t Be Mistaken, Quality Matters
February 20, 2020
At a recent Tradeshow I attended, I was speaking with a current customer who had purchased extruders from our company, but operate local, inexpensive presses with them. While…
3 Marketing Tips Your Competition Doesn’t Want You To Know
February 13, 2020
Digital media, social media, magazines, associations, newsletters, websites, trade shows, press releases… With all the ways you can reach customers, how do you know which is best for…
Agribusinesses to feed the world today and tomorrow
February 6, 2020
In the year 1800, the world was populated by about 1 billion people, in December 2019 the world population reached the figure of 7.6 billion inhabitants and there…
EXPRESS® SOY MEAL PROVIDES MANY NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS IN DAIRY
January 30, 2020
A question I’m often asked is, “How does your ExPress® soy meal by-pass protein compare to other commercial by-pass meals?” The simple answer is ExPress® soy meal provides…
Spare parts: Buy cheap, pay dearly?
January 23, 2020
This year, I have had the opportunity to visit many Insta-Pro clients in Mexico. During those visits, I have learned that some may have tried to get spare…
Bypass Valves – Have a plan for a way out
January 16, 2020
Creating an ExPress® plant takes dedication, decision making, and planning. Part of a plant’s success is ensuring the process flow is correct prior to installation. The flow should…