Get Prepared Now For 2021
July 23, 2020
This year has been an anomaly, to say the least, and some businesses are playing defense just to keep the doors open. The good thing about our industry,…
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Trade secrets, competitive edge, and the “special sauce”
July 16, 2020
The world is full of businesses trying to carve their way into the marketplace. Unique traits, special offerings, and other flashy items are used to differentiate one company…
Is doing EVERYTHING a successful strategy? NO!
July 9, 2020
As we have discussed in previous business strategy blogs, we cannot do “everything” well. To be successful, companies should focus on their core competencies and be the best…
IMPROVE YOUR DAIRY OPERATION WITH CONSISTENT, HIGH-QUALITY EXTRUDED INGREDIENTS
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…
MORE EVIDENCE OF PROTEIN OVERFEEDING: QUALITY INGREDIENTS ARE THE KEY!
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…
Continue To Improve Or Get Left Behind
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…
No DDGS? Now What?
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,…
Make More With Less Downtime
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…
Antinutrients Part II: Variation Among Mechanically-Processed Soy Products
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…
Antinutrients Part I: Soy Test Kit Detects Urease Activity in Extruded Soy Products
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…
Pigs require amino acids to grow: Choose the proper sources of digestible amino acids for your diets
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…
Extruded Corn: A highly digestible alternative to DDGS
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…
SUPPLY CHANGE DISRUPTIONS DUE TO COVID-19: RISK MITIGATION WITH HIGH-SHEAR DRY EXTRUSION
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…
Near-Term Ingredient Problem: DDGS Shortage Solution
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…
Soybean Meal…Cost Center or Profit Center?
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…
Off To A Good Start
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…
Motor Management Best Practice
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…
CRACKS IN THE COMMODITY GRAIN SYSTEM
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…