Meal Worm Farming(The PROCESS)

I visited a Meal Worm Farm in Nebraska called JORD Producers to see the life cycle of meal worms. Jord producers has a variety of clients ranging from wild bird enthusiasts to fisherman to gardeners. Everything they get out of meal worms is used in some sort of way. I like to use them for ice fishing bait.
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[@hlegler]

Super interesting! Thanks for the inside view of a mealworm farm. So small! And it's incredible that they can use every part at every stage of the cycle!

[@RyanMOutdoors]

That's what I found so cool is they everything has a use. Thanks for watching!

[@stanmartin165]

Who would of thought...good job ..very interesting!!!

[@laree82]

This is the most informative video on mealworm farming I have seen, yet. And the best farm setup. Thank you both!

[@your_local_reptile6700]

I started mealworm farm 6 months ago, nothing crazy just to save money feeding my Leo. Looking to make it more efficient and this has given me some great ideas

[@BotondKisKovacs]

Great video. I love the farm. I don't know what camera you are using but I suggest switching to any higher end smartphone with image stabilizer instead of it. They usually have great autofocus and you could use a gimbal stabilizer for extra smooth videos and you can attach that to a tripod as well for static shots.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Thanks for watching and suggestions.

[@DanielRizza]

Great video, man! Keep it up!

[@aspenram3885]

Thank you very much for sharing!!

[@willcountydrone2022]

Nice Set Up!

[@-fazik-3713]

Holy Focus!

[@tompeck1961]

I gave up after 8 minutes. The cameraman needs to learn his trade and how to focus!

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I agree. Im getting better. Thanks for watching for 8 mins.

[@travelwithestiack]

bad video resolution ruin this.

[@saravanroosbroeck5414]

Haha! I know, right? "Here are the tiny mealworms, lemme zoom in. Ahhh, there's a corner in the back, really clear and sharp."

[@yeelingchan1837]

Maybe using GoPro as spares cameras together with a IPhone, then better resolution can be achieved and prevent from losing focus in one camera, u still have another video as backup

[@carlthomas1710]

Forreal im like am I high or this is blurry n outta focus

[@isramgueta8157]

great video !

[@mahmoudbamarni3803]

very good. Nice job

[@outoftime666]

Thank you❤

[@sophiakahl687]

Very interesting and exciting to see that so many amazing projects exist around the world. Very informative! Can you say how big the room was where they bred the bugs?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

30 ft by 15 ft

[@mvcorganic]

Thank you for your valuable information and effort! Together, we have seen how important the camera focus is as well as your experienced sentences, we hope this problem does not repeat in other videos :)

[@lovefalcon1111]

I never thought I would be watching a video on worm farming, but I’m looking for another alternative to feeding my quail. So I really appreciate this video!!🐛💚 I cant believe she’s touching them like that:) I guess I better get used to it!! I can’t believe you just ate it!! I wasn’t expecting that:)

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Thanks for watching! It was YUMMY! That's cool that you are raising quail.

[@jordproducers4957]

We can set you up with a starter kit if interested!

[@countrieboyz2009]

@@jordproducers4957 how would I go about getting a starter kit?

[@fishdude8526]

Those little things are really good snacks. (No, I'm not lying)

[@bramantamahardi7477]

i am sorry if someone had wroten before but i'd like to thanks that's great idea to breeding them , and may i ask you what do you use for substrate i have many kind substrate to use in here as tropical region such as fodder wheat, or chaff? thank you..

[@carlharnett]

so much info i couldn't FOCUS on anything

[@jodaddyswoodshop331]

lol. Great info! I watch the whole thing. Did not give up after 8 mins! but it is funny that the camera man was in focus for his shots while doing shots!!! lol Anyway great job guys. Do another one. Good luck guys I can not wait to see that update!

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I was the camera man. That was when I was still figuring out the focus feature obviously. Thanks for the compliment and watching.

[@jodaddyswoodshop331]

@@RyanMOutdoors Dude, Do not sweat it most of the people leavening, Craping responses have neve messed or they are know it alls. Hey do you guys produce giant meal worms as well?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

@@jodaddyswoodshop331 I don't think jordproducers does giant ones.

[@jodaddyswoodshop331]

@@RyanMOutdoors Okay. I am trying to find out how they are produced. I am curious.

[@your_local_reptile6700]

@@jodaddyswoodshop331 Do you mean Morio worms? If so you need to seperate the worms on there own in a dark place so they metamorph into a beetle then add them into a nursary to mate

[@sabersadeghi8421]

It was very nice, thank you. How many people works at your farm with you?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Thanks for watching. There are 2 that work at the farm.

[@louisfeyt4188]

Very interesting

[@feafur]

Who makes those stacker trays?

[@MjrTraumaVictim]

Thanks for the insight, ive just started, however i spent the first minute thinking my resolution on the video was wrong, was the lens dirty or maybe moist form the humidity, wasnt sure, it was informative just not as visually appealing as id hoped, thanks. Do they have the info on the trays they use as the system looks really streamlined.

[@StarOnTheWater]

It's from the humidity, clears up a couple of minutes into the video

[@Vincent-tn7ut]

Good morning my friend! I would like to know from you, if by putting the worms separately in the pots, I can leave them there until they become mature black beetles. The intention is only to put them together when they are all of reproductive age. That way, I will have a certain date to remove them from the substrate and the daughter larvae will have an approximate size pattern. Of course they will have food and moisture in the pots. Is it possible? Thanks!

[@Ahmed-sw6rr]

excellent

[@elposeidon6436]

Where do you get the box?

[@gorgi-g]

2:26 Where can i buy these white and black containers and shelves for them?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Not really sure since its not my company.

[@chazdenross7230]

I would like to see this posted again in focus. Really good information, but I would like to see it.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Unfortunately the company went out of business. I wish I did a better job with the focus. I think it was set to manual. I have gotten better since this film.

[@JulieAnimus]

How do you know when it’s time to replace substrate? I’m a couple weeks in and the oatmeal is getting pretty sparse but there is still lots in there.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Not sure. I just did the filming. You could email them on their website. Jordproducers

[@mpk6664]

Once everything is a fine powder or when a majority of the bedding is gone. Make sure to keep the frass and things, as that's where the mealworm eggs are.

[@eddie1975ism]

Do the trays have screens on the bottom for the frass to filter through to a catch tray or is that done manually?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

There were screens it fell through.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Screens it fell through.

[@eddie1975ism]

Thanks. It looked like there were 3 trays with screens then a catch tray? Is that right? I am guessing the frass just falls all the way trough with the mealworms movement?

[@michaelcurtis640]

Where did you get the trays for your mealworms

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Im not sure where the company got them.

[@teresawoods5394]

So the beetles leave the nesting area or stay contained? They look like they are open. Always working to keep pests under control around the house and wouldn’t was to harm these.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

They stay contained.

[@atylaeluno36]

Hello friend, I follow your channel and I have seen all your videos, thanks for the content. I have several questions that I would like you to answer: How do you do the breeding cycles? Do you perform separation of larvae, pupae or beetles? Do you separate by sex? How do you calculate the production? What type of substrate do you use? The same for larvae and beetles? Thank you very much in advance.

[@DrikosExotics]

saving my paycheck, mucho gracias

[@lauraschumann7605]

I'd really be interested in seeing how they sort and sift the mealworms and darkling beetles.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I'll see what I can do now that My filming has improved since this video. Thanks for watching Laura.

[@sunshineupgrades]

@@RyanMOutdoors Did ya'll ever develop that video?

[@gameGuy777]

@@sunshineupgrades Jord got bought out by a bigger company, so i doubt it

[@DragonUdo]

I'm Interested in knowing the Mesh Size Needed to catch "Only The Frass"...!

[@joecastner6669]

Are they seperated by hand into different stages? If so, how often?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

They are sifted by hand. Not sure how often.

[@tach57]

Hello from Germany, who are your customers, to whom do you deliver the goods and how do you get the customers from advertising or Mundprobaganta? Kind regards Udo

[@dustinmorgan2315]

How much (oz or lbs) are they yielding per tray? I'm looking into this to supplement hogs and need to grow a lot.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

No idea. I just filmed the operation.

[@Boudico]

Filmed on the potato before feeding to the worms.

[@DeborahandMichael]

Where did she get her bins with sieves in the bottom? Those look amazing!

[@jordproducers4957]

Hello! We had them custom made by a local manufacturer. We have also made some ourselves. Go to our website and send us a email if you want more information!

[@people1354]

Great video, I'd like to get some darkling beettles for breeding

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@Frieren_Lienel]

Id recommend doing meal worm experimentation or genetic learning, so you can learn more on better ways to make a meal worm better, i usually do experiments and bio breeding to make new types of breed of meal worms, and id recommend using vitamin A+ mixed with vitamin D+ to make meal worms bigger and much smoother on consumption, and it makes them more nutritious for the consumers, genetic learning would be great for that company

[@fahadpervez7670]

Excellent informative video can you please help me out to purchase live mealworms

[@tonyarice2877]

I’m very interested in going large and doing a big farm. I might need help, if I need someone do you think if I’d pay someone could possibly come show me the ropes and help ordering the right stuff that I’d need to get? I’m a woman and I currently do roadwork and I work so hard and I’m looking into doing something new.

[@Christiannavarro01]

Whats the size of the merch for the beattles?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

What do you mean by merch?

[@sarcasmo57]

These are $100 pr kg at my local pet store.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Really!!

[@user-sz9ru6fn2p]

IT is very exellent. Is IT maybe we visit your FARM? I AM from Iran

[@bradmcclure4945]

do you end up with a surplus of Beatles? that could be used for chicken feed

[@pedclarkemobile]

They are less nutritious than the larvae. It is more efficient to used the worms as feed and only allow pupation of the necessary amount to maintain population.

[@jordproducers4957]

Yes we do. The chickens enjoy eating them--especially when other bugs have been killed off during cold temperatures.

[@roygill73]

interesting subject, what let it down was the close ups too much blurr as a result unable to see details but thank you for the video

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I agree. Teying to get better at that. Thanks for watching.

[@dellisaiteja8824]

Hi in production process it may differ with Gender. In meal worms any genders are there.Can u give reply plz

[@riteshpatankar3854]

Hi this is ritesh from dubai I wanted to visit your farm

[@JulieAnimus]

Can they eat green potatoes? Would be a good use of produce we won’t eat.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Not sure.

[@barbaragreen2415]

What happens to the eggs that fall through the screen with the frass?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Not sure Barbara.

[@jenniferwheeler5944]

There would be no eggs because mealworms do not lay the eggs. The beetles do.

[@MOHIB_8BP]

I have also farming mealworms to sale market good work from Pakistan

[@antoniodeperez1]

Where do u buy wheat bran

[@RyanMOutdoors]

The local farm agriculture coop. Ours is called CPI coop.

[@user-sz9ru6fn2p]

Hello where are you.? Which contry?

[@pedclarkemobile]

In the video description it says "Nebraska". So it is in the US.

[@slskalyan6420]

Which purpose it use ? could you please tell

[@jay90374]

Try watching, and listening, to video!

[@pedclarkemobile]

To make money is the ultimate purpose.

[@aliciamcnamar8203]

I want to know how to make the mealworm snacks. recipe please.

[@aliciamcnamar8203]

Just incase you thought I was kidding... mealworms are about 75% protein and 25-35% fat. and in some countries chefs have already started to experiment with the little critters for human consumption in a meat replacement.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

If you Google cinnamon sugar roasted pecans, that is the recipe the meal worm snack is created from.

[@valscope2249]

Hi, I am doing right now a business plan for a mealworm farm. Could you give me an information about weight of adult mealworm larvae in relation to volume?

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I have no idea sorry.

[@pedclarkemobile]

I recommend doing this on a hobby scale before taking out a loan to fund something you have no experience with. Better to make those newbie mistakes on a small scale and without monthly payments to worry about. Nearly everything you learn on a small scale will apply to a commercial set up.

[@VanTheGamer07]

Your camera has a hard time focussing, it’s very hard to watch the video.

[@dwiharnita9480]

In my Canty Indonesia someny

[@cesinhapereira364]

Boa tarde muito boa ticas eu César dourados ms Brasil

[@jazzyj5794]

Klaus Schwab would be soo happy

[@Justfixityourself]

Focus please. I got to go now ...

[@ISTVANX]

And uh.. Camera lense needs cleaning BAD! Out of focus.. Too bad, this could have been a PHENOMENAL video!

[@jorgenio11]

could have been a great video if they could have focused the camera. Thank you anyway, good info.

[@trango786]

Good video.... Why did you bring your worst mobile to film. It can't even focus. The whole video is low rez

[@Testing329]

Viva Christo Rey

[@GoodNightLion]

I think i need glasses

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I would agree. I tried. Rookie filming.

[@sminthian]

Ice fishing? I always thought mealworms were fragile and would die too easily for fishing.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Nope. They are great bait for ice fishing.

[@marcelklein3879]

Not only for ice fishing. I've used them for bait in the summer and I caught fish as well.

[@mealwormsfarmingrawalpindi]

If you have her I'd can you give me ?

[@CountryBabeSuzieQ]

None of the links above seem valid anymore. :(

[@abbassyno915]

hello, I'm dicky from Indonesia. In one week, I can make 220 pounds of meal worms.

[@projetchalet]

littttttle blurry... :(

[@juierosevaldez1915]

Their goal here has to be flies for us to eat . Fly burgers anyone ?

[@gregbrechelt2295]

Have you heard of the word Focus?

[@thanhtrieu5867]

Xin chào. Bạn có thể giúp mình không

[@Mmmyess]

Anybody else check their phone at 9:20?

[@Kiowagoodfella]

Be cool if camera was in focus

[@aaronloves3795]

Terrible cámara guy, made my eyes hurt so much. Can’t believe he callled this good work.

[@percyblok6014]

Their site no longer working. Guess they didn't make it.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

That's correct.

[@truthhurts2149]

Damn pet treats are made from bettles. Is that what meat byproduct is...

[@jorgecarmona2447]

Good Information 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Good Video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Terrible Camera work and Focus👎👎👎

[@armandomarquez5145]

your camera is always out of focus.

[@jorgenio11]

focus camera

[@sarathchandran9582]

Plz share her number or mail id...I have a poultry farm.. need to know more details. .. poultry feed is killing us.. i mean the rate..

[@christinagordon2351]

So blurry

[@joyevefarmandforge]

I have a hard time thinking about eating something that looks like it came from a cat’s butt!

[@pedclarkemobile]

I see your potato and raise you an iphone3.

[@breadoflifeministries01]

Camera footage is very bad

[@jannymartin3903]

Not focused

[@TheRm65]

Interesting subject but unfortunately the quality of the video is annoying.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Yeah I was still trying to figure out the Cannon camera when I shot the footage. Rookie mistakes. I've learned from it since then.

[@robertsindo4931]

Bad camera blurred

[@LukeTeel]

2:17, "and they filter it down and the eggs are collected." So vague in the only portion of the video anyone cares about.

[@laree82]

If you say so. The only thing necessary for that is the proper size of screen in the tray over the bottom one. I would assume 1/30".

[@krainey]

Learn to use the focus dude

[@AnnieO4eva]

Yeah sorry. Really would have liked to watch the video but hard on the eyesight. Maybe next time.

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Thanks for trying to watch. I had just gotten that camera and learning how to use it.

[@Thekoffrekup]

Need to learn how to manual focus or learn how your autofocus works

[@RyanMOutdoors]

I agree. I've gotten better since this video. Thanks for watching.

[@richardblanchard2743]

Hard to watch. Better luck next time.