September 28, 2022
An interesting thing happened when soy oils were used to fry food in USDA testing – the oils behaved differently when they were derived from different processes. One…
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…
September 14, 2022
The high-shear dry extrusion process, followed by mechanical pressing for oil extraction, is a decades-old, globally accepted set of equipment and processes. Oilseeds, most commonly soybeans, are used…
September 7, 2022
Back in 2013, in the very first blog I published on the Insta-Pro website, I wrote about how extrusion processing, especially high-shear dry extrusion from Insta-Pro, was a…
August 31, 2022
We’ve previously discussed high-shear dry extrusion of corn and how this process can be used to form highly-gelatinized starch that is quickly degraded in the rumen. Among other…
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…
August 17, 2022
There are several varieties of corn with different colors. In this blog, I will be presenting an overview of how you can improve digestibility in your animals which…
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,…
August 3, 2022
With every ingredient, there is a certain total amount of nutrients and energy. Based on the composition and total weight of each ingredient, there is simply a point…
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…
July 20, 2022
The ExPress® process, using equipment and know-how from Insta-Pro International, is unique; but why does this matter? First, it does not involve the use of chemicals, like solvents…
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…
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,…
June 29, 2022
The ExPress® process, using equipment and know-how from Insta-Pro International, is unique and results in the production of a novel version of soy meal. Given that feeding trials…
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…
June 15, 2022
Eggs are an incredible source of nutrients and a valued food worldwide. With their unique nutritional profile, eggs are part of a sustainable solution to feeding the world.…
June 8, 2022
Recently, a study was completed at Virginia Tech University comparing Insta-Pro ExPress® meal vs. Conventional SBM in layer diets. As expected, the feed conversion ratio was improved when…
June 1, 2022
As part of our continued efforts to fully understand and optimize processing with our equipment, often used to make better versions (like ExPress® soy meal) of commodity ingredients,…
