Premium silage plastic, an innovation in the wrap technology that is expected to be one of the solutions for recent farm problems. This wrap is a high-quality one that will preserve the feed better than the regular one for the sake of livestock productivity. In this economy, the farmers have so many problems, including a decrease in animals’ productivity, feed wastage and input costs that rise every time. Keep reading to know how the high-quality wrap contributes to solving the problem.
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The Possible Problems
Beef and dairy livestock need high-nutrient feed to produce their products. Health is the key to successful production related to creatures as the main producing animals. To support health, food is the backbone or the main power. Concerning the wrap quality helps to face the recent feed issues. This also helps to maintain the profit in this modern era. The problem includes the preservation sectors as follows.
Storage issues
Storage is a critical time where some think it is the ‘rest’ time. There is no active activity, just control the bales and the environment. However, some troubles might come.
- Oxygen exposure: The wrap could be broken during storage. This allows oxygen to penetrate the bales.
- Mold and mycotoxin development: The air exposure then makes the mold grow. This might start with a small spot, but it grows fast, and the damage level is high. The nutrient is reduced due to the damage.
- Dry matter and nutrient loss
The impacts:
- Lower milk production.
- Lower meat yields.
- Digestive issues: Eating the non-nutritious feed disturbs the digestive system.
- Additional cost for supplements and medicine: To fix the situation, the livestock need medicine and supplements. The cost for this could be expensive and excessive if it becomes dependent.
Spoilage Due to Poor Wrapping
Farmers stated that from 0 to 20% of feed can be spoiled because of bad wrapping. The wrapping session is critical and needs more concern.
Make a Difference with Premium Silage Plastic
The high-quality wrap refers to some quality that must be possessed. The first is strong and stretchable. Airtight seals need those two qualities to produce firm bales. The next quality is UV-resistant to fight against the bad impact of sun exposure. The next is tear-proof to fight animal scratches.
And, a multilayer oxygen block, as we know that aerobic damage is the most dangerous one. With those qualities, the technical benefits that the farmers can get are feed quality improvement. This refers to better fermentation, good nutrients, and minimum waste (due to the effective use of the wrap). Switching from the old regular wrap to the high-quality one is reported to have an improvement in feed and reduce the feed loss.
The Economic Calculation
Buying the high-quality wrap will cost more expensive cost. Each roll might be 20% to 30% more expensive than the regular ones. Seen from this surface, switching or shifting to a higher-quality wrap seems pricey.
To know the details, calculate the spoiled bales that are fewer than before, higher milk yield, and reduced cost for supplements. The feed is guaranteed to be good, so the nutrients are at their best. This saving is enough to pay the cost gap between the regular wrap and the premium silage plastic. With good quality, each bale needs fewer layers with longer durability. The result and the cost savings can be categorized as a good investment.
Innovation Done by the Farmers
Farmers are the leaders of the husbandry. Any innovation will be conducted by their authority. In adapting the high-quality wrap, the farmers can do airtight seals with better techniques. They upgrade their knowledge to do this.
In supporting sustainability, they also maximize every inch of the wrap so the waste is significantly reduced. To keep track, the farmers document the performance and share it with the farming community. The result of the discussion is sent to the manufacturer as insights from the users. Based on this, the manufacturer could make improvements.
The dream of farmers and all people is to have a wrap with the following characteristics. The wrap is expected to be tough, thin, so it’s versatile to use various wrapping techniques, recyclable, and integrate sensors to tell the content of oxygen and moisture. All demand high-quality wrap with sustainable material, remembering that the pollution’s in this earth has been so high. If it is not completely recyclable, at least the usage can be maximized to reduce the waste.
In the future, the manufacturers and the farmers are expected to work together to produce a sustainable wrap. The farmers as the ones who know the factual condition in the field, and the manufacturers as the tools to receive the suggestion and make the design come true. This future sustainable and premium silage plastic is the hope for farmers, husbandry, the environment and manufacturers.