Silage Bags
Grekkon Limited’s silage bags, tubes for sale in Kenya feature specific UV treatment. These polythene bags specifically designed to withstand tear for durability are supplied as white/ silver on black or as black on black. The former is designed for outdoor use so that the brightly coloured surface reflects off excess heat. The latter is best for indoors silage making where heat is lesser
We provide dairy livestock specifically made airtight silage polythene tubes. These bags are for both indoor and outdoor use for making livestock silage
Our silage tube sizes are 1.5M x 1M for the white on black type which holds 350kgs of livestock crop silage material. The color is white on black so that the white remains on the outside to reflect excess heat. Black on the inside to keep it warm. This is for dairy farmers doing outside storage
For those storing dairy livestock silage material indoors, our small bag for sale is black on black. It absorbs heat at room temperature and retains it. This bag size is 1M x 1M in dimension, to hold 200kgs of silage matter. Our silage bags prices in Kenya differ according to size. This is given in details below
Farmers who buy silage tubes by Grekkon Limited enjoy useful for many cycles of silage storage because of the anti ultra violet (UV) treatment. This treatment prevents the degradation of the bags by harmful UV rays. It is important in tropical conditions where UV radiation is intense.
FAQs
Grekkon Limited’s silage bag price is Kes 650 for the 1M x1M black on black silage polythene bag, and Kes 800 for the 1.5M x 1M white on black silage polythene bag
This is by storing green plant material in an air free, dark covered space. It must be warm and free of air
UV treated polythene material is the chief material. It is the same treatment on our dam liner geomembrane, greenhouse polythene, and mulch paper
4. How do you use silage bags?
4.1 Bag positioning
Have it in an upright position or laid on the ground with the mouth open
4.2. Filling
Shove or pour the material through the mouth and firm it after every few intervals.
4.3. Sealing
It will be either welded once full or tightly tied with a string
4.4. Care
Care is taken to keep the bag safe from mechanical damage. This is through careless handling, or poor storage with sharp objects, or in a rat-infested storage house. Rice and mice will chew on it.
Silage bags for sale near me
Grekkon Limited is the largest supplier of these bags in east Africa. We support dairy farmers in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia in making their silage material. Silage paper for sale is available from any of our stores in Athi River, Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nyeri and Nyahururu
How To Make Silage
- Harvest high-quality forage when it’s in excess of feed requirements
- Wilt the forage to 30% dry matter (DM)
- Chop the forage into short lengths (1–3 cm)
- Compact the forage as tightly as possible to remove air
- Cover the forage with a thick plastic sheet
- Weigh down the forage
- Wait for the forage to ferment
Materials for making silage
- Choose crops that have a high amount of water-soluble sugar and carbohydrate and low amount of protein
- Green, fruity silage is the most palatable and nutritious type
- Wait at least two months before using maize silage as fee
How do you reach Bungoma, Link me to BGM or Nairobi office.
Where is your shop? i need silage bags.
Good afternoon Monicah,
We serve Bungoma via our Eldoret office. Please share your contact number on info@grekkon.co.ke for us to call you, or reach us in Eldoret on 0711 895 635
Best regards,
Customer Service