Independent Dairy Cow Nutrition Consultants
Independent Nutrition to Drive Your Dairy Farm Profitability
At Douglas Green Consulting, we help dairy farmers all over the UK improve margins by making every pound spent on feed work harder.
Feed is by far one of the largest costs on a dairy farm, with concentrate feed costs typically accounting for around 27% of milk sales. However, through our benchmarking work, we have seen farms spending anywhere between 20% and 44% of milk income on concentrates alone, a difference that can have a major impact on your farms profitability.
Our focus is simple: helping dairy farmers reduce unnecessary feed costs while maintaining strong herd performance and milk production.
How the Right Cow Nutrition Increases Dairy Farm Profits
Effective dairy cow nutrition is not just about maximising milk yield - it’s about maximising profitability.
Our independent nutrition consultancy helps farmers:
- Improve feed efficiency
- Increase margin over purchased feed
- Maximise milk from forage
- Reduce unnecessary concentrate costs
- Improve herd health and fertility
- Produce more milk from cost-effective home-grown feeds
Because we do not sell feed, supplements, or additives, our recommendations are completely unbiased and designed solely around your farm’s profitability.
Truly Independent Dairy Nutrition Advice
Douglas Green Consulting is one of the few farm consultancy businesses that do not profit from supplying feeds or supplements, so we only advise what is needed to drive performance profitability. Most cow nutritionist have a vested interest in which feeds you use
That independence means every recommendation is based on performance, efficiency, and financial return, not product sales.
Detailed Feed Cost Analysis and Budgeting
Our nutrition plans for cows are closely linked to your farm budgets, feed usage forecasts, and forage production plans.
We calculate:
- Total annual feed requirements
- Cost per tonne of dry matter
- Budgeted concentrate use
- Cost of individual feed inputs
- Margin over purchased feed
- Milk from forage performance
This allows us to accurately forecast feed spend and identify opportunities to improve efficiency across the whole farming system. We also assess wider forage and cropping decisions, including questions such as:
- Is maize the best value feed to grow?
- Would whole crop be a viable alternative?
- How can forage quality be improved?
- Which feeds offer the best value per litre produced?
Our approach looks beyond concentrates alone and evaluates total feed costs across the entire dairy enterprise.
Monthly Feed Performance Review
We carry out detailed monthly reviews of key performance indicators to ensure your nutrition programme continues to deliver value.
Spend Per Tonne and Kilos Per Litre
We monitor whether purchased feed is converting efficiently into milk production.
Margin Over Purchased Feed
We identify ways to improve profitability by balancing feed costs against milk income.
Milk From Forage
We help maximise production from grass, silage, maize, and other home-grown forages - often the most cost-effective feed available.
Independent Feed Sourcing
Because we source feeds independently, we can access the best-value products available across the market, not just those offered locally. Through independent tendering and buying groups, we help dairy farmers secure significant savings on purchased feeds while maintaining ration quality and consistency.
Tailored Herd Nutrition Programmes
Our proven nutrition programme is delivered by experienced and qualified specialists who understand both cow performance and dairy farm economics. We create balanced, practical feeding strategies that help avoid:
- Costly overfeeding
- Poor feed conversion
- Low milk production efficiency
- Unnecessary supplement use
The result is a nutrition programme designed specifically around your herd, forage quality, facilities, milk contract and business objectives.
Farm-Specific Dairy Nutrition Solutions
Every dairy farm operates differently, which is why every recommendation we make is tailored to your farm, your system and your goals.
Our services include:
- Dairy cow ration formulation
- Feed cost analysis
- Forage utilisation planning
- Independent feed sourcing
- Cropping and forage strategy
- Monthly nutrition reviews
- Profit-focused dairy consultancy
What Is Bovaer and Is It Safe?
As part of our independent approach, we also advise farmers on emerging feed technologies and additives, including products such as Bovaer. We provide practical, evidence-based guidance to help farmers assess whether new feed technologies are suitable, cost-effective, and commercially beneficial for their system.
How To Improve Dairy Farm Profitability
If you’re looking for independent dairy nutrition advice focused on profitability, efficiency, and long-term performance, Douglas Green Consulting can help. Contact our independent cow nutritionists today to discuss how independent cow nutrition advice can improve your dairy farm profits.
Independent nutrition sourcing
By sourcing independently, we connect you with the best value products available, not just those from local suppliers. This approach allows you to significantly reduce costs through tendering or buying groups.
We provide a complete nutrition solution tailored to your unique needs.
Ready to Maximise Your Farm's Profitability? Contact our farm consultants today!
