Global Challenges of the Swine Industry
June 28, 2023
With many geopolitical and environmental events occurring around the world at any given time, it’s important to step back and analyze how these issues affect the average farmer…
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Overcoming Inflating Ingredients Prices
June 21, 2023
As Global Product Director of Insta-Pro International, I am always tracking costs of equipment and ingredients all over the world. Currently, many markets are facing the issue of…
Cut Diet Costs by Using ExPress® Soymeal in Swine Grower Diets
May 31, 2023
As we have seen in several previous blogs, ExPress® Soymeal is a nutrient dense, highly digestible ingredient that leads to improved animal performance compared to conventional solvent-extracted soybean…
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…
Summary of ExPress® Oil Benefits
March 29, 2023
Here at Insta-Pro, we pride ourselves in helping our customers by investing in continued product research and providing this information and new equipment to help them rise above…
Delivering High Quality Feed to Your Broiler Operation
March 15, 2023
Many broiler producers buy in local ingredients and then mill (grind & mix) and deliver their own feed. Some broiler producers just pick up the phone and order…
Innovations to Generate More Income
January 25, 2023
When starting any business, or even something simple as a do-it yourself project in your home, it’s important to get the right tools for the job, and to…
Overview of Poultry Trial Results
January 4, 2023
Insta-Pro has placed an enormous amount of time and resources on research and development. We understand how to produce high-quality ingredients through proper processing, and more than that,…
Uncovering Hidden Losses in your Operation
December 28, 2022
As a manager of a facility, you may find yourself looking at your revenues and wondering why numbers are not adding up as you had initially projected. I…
Global Rice Bran Markets
November 9, 2022
In previous blogs, we discussed the process and benefits of extruded rice bran and how extrusion improves digestibility of rice bran in broilers. Today I will review the…
How to Build a Successful Processing Facility
October 26, 2022
Project Feasibility You have seen the great studies and want to explore purchasing an extrusion facility, but don’t know where to start. This quick read outlines how to…
Shelf Life of ExPress® Products
September 21, 2022
Back in 2017, I wrote about the shelf life of soy ingredients made with Insta-Pro equipment, such as Full Fat Soy, ExPress® Soymeal and Express® Soy Flour. As…
Combating Global Feed Ingredient Supply Chain Issues
August 24, 2022
A stable supply of feed ingredients is a concern due to the difficult logistics situation in the world and insufficient production of feeds in Uzbekistan. Under these current…
Determining the Feasibility of Your Project
August 10, 2022
Today I would like to discuss the basics of how an extrusion facility works and how to calculate if the facility will be financially feasible. In this scenario,…
Is ExPress® Soybean Meal Profitable in Layer Diets?
July 27, 2022
ExPress® soybean meal processed from raw soybeans is a novel feed ingredient in many parts of the world. Nutritionists know they need soybean meal, but solvent-extracted meal is…
Establishing a Soy Processing Plant: FAQ’s & BLQ’s
July 13, 2022
As we engage with producers and feed mills interested in establishing an ExPress® soy processing facility, we hear common, yet logical questions: What is the space requirement to…
Commercial Layers in the Summer Heat
July 6, 2022
As our 2022 rolls on, here in the Midwest, our poultry producers have already encountered a steady dose of unusually high ambient temperatures. In the month of June,…
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…