Upcoming ASAS Midwest section meeting introduces new economic tool during U.S. Soy Application Symposium
Feed-4-Profit is a new online financial model that will aid swine nutritionists
3 March 2026
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By: Feed-4-Profit is a new online financial model that will aid swine nutritionists in developing nutritional strategies that maximize pig growth potential and profitability.
The 2026 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Midwest Section Non-ruminant symposium titled The Science and Commercial Application of Soybean Meal in Today’s Pig Diets will feature the introduction of a new web-based financial modeling tool developed by Iowa State University in collaboration with the United Soybean Board and funded by the Soy Checkoff.
Bart Borg, PhD, Vice President, Passel Farms, and David Rosero, PhD, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, will demonstrate how the Feed-4-Profit model integrates diet formulation, predicted growth performance and future pricing for feed ingredients and pigs to help users evaluate profitability scenarios.
“This financial modeling tool can help swine nutritionists go beyond the formulation desk – it’s an all-inclusive, integrated web-based digital model that estimates the financial value of nutritional strategies in order to maximize growth potential and profitability,” Rosero said.
Examples shared during the symposium will include seasonal challenges such as summer heat stress, illustrating how nutrition strategies that incorporate soybean meal can help maintain carcass weight and economic returns.
“Beyond nutritionists, this tool is also important to decision-makers in the industry and can help move them from a least-cost diet formulation approach to a profit/pig decision, allowing owners and CFOs to see the bigger picture when it comes to profitability,” said Borg.
- First-of-its-kind, easy-to-use financial model available for all swine operations.
- Comprehensive and credible – developed by Iowa State University, in collaboration with U.S. Soy.
- Integrates multiple user inputs, including diet formulation, predicted growth performance and future pricing for ingredients and pigs.
All symposium attendees will receive immediate access to the tool, with plans for ongoing availability through Iowa State University resources and the U.S. Soy Center for Animal Nutrition and Health website.
