Tama Assist Anaerobic Fermentation 101: How Silage Film Keeps Your Forage in Top Shape
Silage isn’t just about packing forage into bales or a clamp, it’s about preserving quality, nutrients, and value. One of the most critical pieces of the puzzle is the silage film you choose. The right film helps lock out oxygen, stabilises your fermentation, and protects the feed you pour time and effort into growing.
At Tama, we believe in field proven, farmer designed solutions, so here’s a down-to-earth look at why silage film matters, how it works, and why our stretchfilm and baling products are a strong choice when preservation is key.
When you wrap silage bales or a clamp, your goal is to create an airtight environment. Oxygen is the enemy; if air gets in, aerobic spoilage can degrade the forage quickly. High quality silage film from Tama forms a tight, flexible seal that resists air ingress and helps your forage ferment properly.
Our Stretchfilms have been engineered for excellent cling and stretch, delivering a reliable layer around your bales. This barrier keeps the internal atmosphere stable so that beneficial fermentation bacteria do their job without disruption.
Properly wrapped silage encourages the development of desirable fermentation acids (like lactic acid), which help preserve sugar and dry matter content. The result? Better preserved feed, with higher nutritional value and less spoilage.
Because silage film created that barrier, you’ll reduce risks of:
- Excessive heating
- Mould growth
- Unwanted fermentation by aerobic bacteria
By combining the right film with good bale density (achieved with our high quality Netwraps or EZ Web) you help ensure your silage performs as expected when it comes time to feed it out.
Every percentage of dry matter you lose in spoilage is a loss in feed value, which costs money. A high quality wrap helps minimise those DM losses. If your film makes a good seal, your clamp or bales will lock in moisture and prevent the drying or heating that can rob your forage of valuable nutrients.
With Tama Stretchfilm, you can apply tight, overlapping layers that reduce shrinkage. That means more of what you harvested ends up in the cow rather than wasting away.
Silage isn’t always wrapped and stacked in a perfect world. Rain, wind, sunlight, and even wildlife can test your wrap’s resilience. Good film needs to withstand UV exposure, punctures, and general wear during storage.
All our wraps are designed to handle these real world challenges. Our stretchfilms offer robust UV protection and tear resistance, giving you confidence that your bales won’t degrade just from sitting outside.
Good film wraps well, and fast. When working under pressure in the field, you don’t want a wrap that tears, stretches poorly or takes forever to apply.
Tama Stretchfilm simplifies the job: it stretches well, holds tack, and allows you to build tight layers without wasting rewind. When combined with EZ Web, which is quick to apply and easy to remove, you’re reducing downtime, roll changes, and aggravation.
As the farming industry faces growing pressure on plastic use and sustainability, choosing the right film matters not just for your clamp, but for your farm’s footprint.
- Recyclability: Tama’s film is designed to integrate into farm recycling where systems exist.
- Material efficiency: Because our film is durable and can be applied in fewer, tighter turns, you waste less plastic overall.
- Lifecycle value: When you combine a quality Stretchfilm with EZ Web or quality netwrap, you’re creating a “wrap system” built around performance, reliability, and long term environmental thinking.
Silage film is a simple tool but when used well, it’s powerful. The right stretchfilm can lock in quality, prevent losses, resist weather damage and give you consistent drop feed quality all year long.
At Tama, our mission is to offer baling and wrapping solutions that work as hard as you do in the field. Whether you’re using Tama Stretchfilm, EZ Web or netwrap, we’ve designed our products to protect your forage, your bottom line and the environment.
If you’d like help choosing the right silage film or wrapping system for your setup, don’t hesitate to contact Tama Assist. As farmers ourselves, our team knows what it’s like in the field and we’re ready to help you bale smarter, not harder.