#90556
Barley Hay 2025 90556
Gilgooma, NSWMoby barley cut with mower conditioner at milky dough stage, there may be a small amount of wheaten straw in bales from last year's crop.
Price may be dependent on the feed test results
Moby barley in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner. Received two rain events during curing. Rain has bleached hay to golden colour with some staining. Average moisture of13.4%
Summary
Visual grade: C

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Moby
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Season
25
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
5.13
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.24
Protein (%)
5.3
ME (MJ / kg)
8.4
Moisture (%)
8.1
Visual Grade
C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
169.2 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Documents
Visual
Moby barley in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner. Received two rain events during curing. Rain has bleached hay to golden colour with some staining. Average moisture of13.4%
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Moby
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
282
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
169.2
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Well protected in shed. Was stacked outside for 6 weeks waiting for shed repairs
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.4
Moisture High (%)
15.8
Moisture Low (%)
10.5
Number of Tests
35
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Umbrella grass, black oats, wire weed.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
14
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Milky dough seed very evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Rain during curing
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
30-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE5 - >50% sun bleached & mottled colours, stained green leaf
Colour Comment
Bleached ginger laden in colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
27/01/2026
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (90556-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
8.4
Relative Feed Value
99
Relative Forage Quality
72
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
8.46
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
26.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6
% Crude Fat
1.4
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
10.18
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.25
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
4.82
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
4.58
% Crude Protein
5.3
% Available Protein
4.4
% Soluble Protein
2
% Degradable Protein
4
% ADICP
0.9
% NDICP
1.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
43
Degradable Protein % of CP
80
% Est. Lysine
0.12455
% Est. Methionine
0.06148
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
57.3
% Acid Detergent Fibre
36.2
% aNDFom
53.6
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
12.3
% TDN
57
% Starch
4.6
% Lignin
3.6
% Moisture
8.1
% Dry Matter
91.9
% Ash
11.6
% uNDFom 30hr
23.8
% uNDFom 120hr
20.8
% uNDFom 240hr
16.1
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
31
% Potassium (K)
1.33
% Calcium (Ca)
0.37
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.11
% Phosphorus (P)
0.26
% Sulfur (S)
0.06
% Chloride (Cl)
0.68
Total Fatty Acids
0.21
C18:1 Oleic
0.06
C18:2 Linoleic
0.03
C18:3 Linolenic
0.01
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