July 2, 2020
Is it possible to reduce feed costs while increasing productivity? As a nutritionist, I am asked about which feed ingredients have the biggest impact on input costs and…
June 25, 2020
The amino acids contained in dietary proteins are essential nutrients. Without them, humans and animals don’t last long. While required for life, it’s also important to have balanced…
June 18, 2020
When is the last time you had someone in your facility to review equipment operations and conduct staff trainings to insure optimum product output? Our staff regularly conducts…
June 11, 2020
The ethanol industry in the U.S. has faced many challenges in the last few years. So far in 2020, there has been a sharp drop in oil prices,…
June 4, 2020
During a recent visit with one of our customers who owns a feedmill, we discussed how your operational costs are higher due to parts cost and downtime if…
May 28, 2020
As discussed in Part I of a previous blog, urease activity is useful to determine if the soy product was cooked adequately to reduce ANFs, however, it is…
May 21, 2020
Soybeans contain several antinutritional factors (ANFs). Ureases are common ANFs found in many plants and grains, but are at high levels in soybeans as described by Takeuchi. Most…
May 7, 2020
It is well known that one component that accounts for a large part of feed costs whether at a large or small scale producer is the protein. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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. …
