4 Reasons You SHOULD Extrude Maize
October 14, 2021
A poultry producer in East Africa phoned last week with a question: “Should I extrude maize?” “Will extrusion reduce mycotoxins?” he asked too. He buys maize that is…
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Coordinating Efforts to Combat African Swine Fever
October 7, 2021
Initial reports on this deadly virus began circulating in 2018 causing countries like China to lose more than half of their pork industry. In the past two years,…
Leasing – A New Method Of Increasing Sales
September 23, 2021
Last year forced many enterprises to adjust their development plans for the future. Livestock companies that successfully completed 2019 planned to expand production in 2020, attract new investments…
How Has COVID Affected Food Supply Chains? – An Example From East Africa
August 19, 2021
The COVID pandemic has affected all of us, wherever we live in the world. In Africa, food insecurity has increased, but to what extent? Just how many people…
Three Tips For Strategic Planning
August 12, 2021
Like many companies this time of year, we at Insta-Pro International are starting the process of planning for our next fiscal year and looking at our long-range strategic…
Lead Times – What does this mean?
July 29, 2021
Due to supply chain disruptions, we have been answering several questions about getting equipment placed and operational before the end of 2021. After your order is placed, there…
Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
July 1, 2021
Insta-pro has always been forth coming with its customers and potential customers. In the past, whenever we received a Request for Quote, we made sure to speak openly…
What’s the Difference? Extruder Model 9000 vs Model 9400
June 24, 2021
Last year, we introduced the world to our new extruder model, the 9000, and many clients have asked what the difference is between this new model and our…
How Do You Ensure Its ExPress® Meal?
June 17, 2021
One thing that we pride ourselves on at Insta-Pro is our customers providing high-quality & highly digestible ExPress® Meal to their customers. Educating customers and prospects on the…
Broiler Integrators: Use High-Shear Dry Extruded Ingredients to Quickly Attain Market Weight & Flock Uniformity
June 10, 2021
The poultry industry is continuously evolving as demand for poultry products increases globally. To meet these demands, choosing efficient feeding strategies and dietary ingredients is crucial to provide…
Top Things to Consider When Preparing to Borrow Money
May 20, 2021
With interest rates very low, this is a good time to borrow money for your new agribusiness project, or to expand your existing extrusion plant. The problem, however,…
Increase Capacity vs. Purchase a Generator
May 13, 2021
I personally faced the question while managing an Extrusion factory in Nairobi Kenya before joining Insta-Pro. My hope is to offer some insight to you, by sharing my…
Total Cost of Ownership (Oil Press)
May 6, 2021
Previously I discussed the considerations for investing in extrusion equipment and the benefits of looking at the long-term total ownership cost. Now I would like to discuss the…
4 Ways to Ship, Do You Know What Method Is Best For You?
April 22, 2021
For many of us, it has become routine to order almost anything we want online and find a package on our doorway a few days later. Here is…
Broiler Integrators: Want to Increase Revenue & Profit? Optimize Your Feed Conversion
March 4, 2021
As the poultry industry is facing many challenges, integrators can take actions now to increase their revenues. When selecting ingredients for poultry diets, applying feeding strategies is crucial…
Trial by Fire
February 25, 2021
In the absence of tradeshows & face to face customer meetings, which have been the staple for developing relationships and selling technically focused capital goods, the covid pandemic…
Consistency is the Key to Success.
February 18, 2021
What makes a quality ExPress® soymeal? That’s a question we get asked a lot. Most recently, I was contacted by one of our customers in India who had…
Start Small, Dream Big
February 11, 2021
Many customers in underdeveloped countries are struggling to obtain financing for their projects. This is not the fault of COVID-19, it’s a reflection of the structure of the…