January 19, 2022
There’s nothing magical or supernatural about putting together a formulation for consistent animal performance. What’s happening is simply supplying the right amounts of individual nutrients and energy for…
January 12, 2022
In 2020, a landmark feeding trial was conducted at Iowa State University. This trial tested four diets comprised of different types of corn & soy products, but most…
January 5, 2022
The Insta-Pro team has written a blog every week for over 8 years! While some of this years top read blogs are from previous years, they contain great…
December 29, 2021
As you consider purchasing equipment, its important you look at all aspects from equipment, to plant layout and insure you have the support your team needs after the…
December 22, 2021
As the costs of feeding animals are easily the biggest ongoing expense for food animal producers, it makes perfect sense to use measurements and metrics to get the…
December 15, 2021
As the population of the world increases, so too does the quantity of food necessary to keep everyone fed. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, the world…
December 8, 2021
There are many methods of evaluating ingredients for animal feeding. This is important because the composition and characteristics of the ingredients that make up a complete diet affect…
December 1, 2021
Tradeshows have been few and far between in the past year – with most opting to either switch to a fully-remote event or by delaying the event to…
November 24, 2021
It is well known that the ability of animals to fully utilize the nutrient content of soybeans depends on the method of processing to deactivate antinutrients and add…
November 17, 2021
While commissioning projects all across the world for Insta-Pro, I’ve noticed a pattern amongst our most successful customers & their businesses. I am not referring to customers that…
November 10, 2021
Formulating diets for dairy cows is challenging for a few reasons. Mainly, everything the cow consumes enters the rumen, which is a massive microbial fermentation vat that alters…
November 3, 2021
One of our best services we provide to customers is education. Our goal is to provide enough knowledge and know-how to our customers to help them make an…
October 27, 2021
We often get asked about ingredient value: What makes an ingredient worth more? How do you get more of what you’re making into a formulation? Given that high-shear…
October 20, 2021
Once again, food prices are on the rise. Need an example? Look no further than fertilizer prices. In addition, natural gas prices are rising, forcing some fertilizer producers…
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…
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,…
September 30, 2021
Recently, we completed a study at Iowa State University that indicated the many benefits of using Hi-Gel™ Corn versions of commodity ingredients, namely corn and soybean meal. You…
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…
