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No more silage loss for dairy producers, the Leroy Brothers By permission of Web-Agri.com and Velitex This year in Eure, France, Christian Leroy covered his corn, brewers' grain and sugarbeet pulp silos with Supastop (as Silostop is known in France) Orange Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film and Supastop Anti-UV covers. He also used Silomats above the silage face to prevent air entering once the silo was open. As a result, Christian Leroy, dairy farmer, and brother Thierry Guitry are very happy with the quality of their silage. Previously the corn silos were covered with conventional black PE plastic secured with tyres. "On the top layer and the edges of the silo, silage losses were phenomenal. We commonly had to throw away 10 to 15% of our silage, which meant many hectares were cultivated for nothing! I used to chuck mouldy silage into the woods for the wild boar, but now they no longer have anything to eat I have to buy them grain corn! What a shame!" jokes the farmer. Supastop Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film The silos were covered with one layer of Supastop Orange film, sold on behalf of Velitex by Terrena cooperative Cavac and Cap Seine. Supastop film is just 45 micron thick, and contains a layer of EVOH (Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol) which acts as a barrier to oxygen. "Supastop has the same preservation properties as fresh meat packaging”, noted Thomas Bottet of Velitex, “Sheeting the silo is very easy. The Supastop film clings to the corn, reducing air pockets. Although thin, Supastop film is strong and can be walked on. In addition, it is very light, making it easy to handle and reducing labour costs, and it is cheaper and easier to recycle than conventional PE plastic”. On the farm the beet pulp and brewers grain silos are also covered with Supastop (see photos below). "The grains are very wet. The consistency is slippery and it is difficult to ensile them effectively. It is a produce that usually keeps poorly. Here, the result is surprising" recognizes the farmer.
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No more silage loss for dairy producers, the Leroy Brothers By permission of Web-Agri.com and Velitex This year in Eure, France, Christian Leroy covered his corn, brewers' grain and sugarbeet pulp silos with Supastop (as Silostop is known in France) Orange Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film and Supastop Anti-UV covers. He also used Silomats above the silage face to prevent air entering once the silo was open.

As a result, Christian Leroy, dairy farmer, and brother Thierry Guitry are very happy with the quality of their silage. Previously the corn silos were covered with conventional black PE plastic secured with tyres. "On the top layer and the edges of the silo, silage losses were phenomenal. We commonly had to throw away 10 to 15% of our silage, which meant many hectares were cultivated for nothing! I used to chuck mouldy silage into the woods for the wild boar, but now they no longer have anything to eat I have to buy them grain corn! What a shame!" jokes the farmer. Supastop Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film

The silos were covered with one layer of Supastop Orange film, sold on behalf of Velitex by Terrena cooperative Cavac and Cap Seine. Supastop film is just 45 micron thick, and contains a layer of EVOH (Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol) which acts as a barrier to oxygen. "Supastop has the same preservation properties as fresh meat packaging”, noted Thomas Bottet of Velitex, “Sheeting the silo is very easy. The Supastop film clings to the corn, reducing air pockets. Although thin, Supastop film is strong and can be walked on. In addition, it is very light, making it easy to handle and reducing labour costs, and it is cheaper and easier to recycle than conventional PE plastic”.

On the farm the beet pulp and brewers grain silos are also covered with Supastop (see photos below). "The grains are very wet. The consistency is slippery and it is difficult to ensile them effectively. It is a produce that usually keeps poorly. Here, the result is surprising" recognizes the farmer.

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Supastop Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film comes in two versions, Orange and Black (which is the same as Orange but with added anti-UV protection), and in widths ranging from 4 to 27 meters. The film needs to be covered with a net or Anti-UV cover to protect against physical damage, and should be well weighted with gravelbags. "I stopped putting tyres on the silo. They fill with water, are difficult to handle, and above all there this the risk of wire from worn tyres entering the silage”, says Christian Leroy. “Finding wire in the cows’ feed has happened to me in the past.”

This maize silo is covered with Supastop Orange Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film and Anti-UV Cover. The Silomats prevent air entering under the covers at the face.

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Supastop Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film clings to the silage, leaving no air pockets.

Under the Supastop Anti-UV cover and Silostop Ultimate Oxygen Barrier Film, no traces of mould are visible.


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