March 5, 2013
A Ghanaian crowdfunding start-up was one of the winners of this year’s Apps4Africa competition, sponsored by the World Bank and the U.S. government: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21513287. The company –…
February 19, 2013
In a recent ExPress Extrusion Clinic conducted by the Insta-Pro International team here in Des Moines, Iowa, I was asked several good questions after my presentations on the…
February 12, 2013
This post will cover some of the additional tools and equipment that are often overlooked when extrusion plants go into operation. This is especially important for the producer that…
February 5, 2013
Here at Insta-Pro, we not only sell equipment, but we have the unique opportunity to provide engineering services as well. This can prove to be a valuable resource…
January 30, 2013
I have blogged in the past about a sustainable business model as the long term answer to solving food issues around the world. Progress continues to be made…
January 23, 2013
Many feed or food related business owners that have realized the advantages of an extrusion system to their business can be faced with the decision of which extruder…
January 16, 2013
Cooling of post extruded products is important, especially as it relates to the production of Full Fat and ExPress Soy. Acceptable levels of urease and trypsin inhibitors, achieved…
January 9, 2013
I posted earlier about the impact of extrusion on proteins and carbohydrates. Now I will explain the importance of lipids, fats, and water. Extrusion effects on lipids or…
January 2, 2013
In Africa, poaching wild animals has become like the drugs trade – ruthless, heavily armed, highly organized. 2011 broke the record of illegal ivory seized worldwide: 38.8 tons,…
December 26, 2012
Recently, I wrote about attending the Soy and Grain Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana, and discussed the topic of Non-GMO crops. The other information from the Summit that…
December 19, 2012
The objective of cooking is to enhance the nutritional value of feed or food through applying controlled amounts of thermal heat for a given period of time in…
December 12, 2012
Of all the maintenance duties involved with an ExPress® (extruder and oil press) System, replacing cage bars and reshimming the cage is probably the most important. And most…
December 5, 2012
I was reading a Feedstuffs article recently titled “Focus on food waste needed” by Rod Smith. Rod quoted a new report by Rabobank International to the fact that…
November 22, 2012
Regardless of your feed production process, there is a good chance that you will have to grind material to a suitable size for processing. In the case of…
November 20, 2012
Recently, I visited one of the major poultry and swine producers in Central Russia. The company is very dynamic and growing rapidly. They have their own land where…
November 15, 2012
In farming and agriculture in general, there are conditions that are beyond the control of the farmer or the producer. One of these conditions is weather. It is…
November 13, 2012
A couple of months ago, a West African banker told me, “Farming is what poor people do.” Well, I recently had the privilege of attending the World Food…
November 8, 2012
When we talk about water injections as it relates to Insta-Pro extruders, we generally think about production of shaped products such as pet foods, fish feed, etc. There…
"*" indicates required fields