#97493
400 ha barley planted for hay production. Crop following vetch from previous crop. Planted end May on full profile of moisture with 200mm rain in crop. Had spray for broadleaf weeks and fungicide application mid July. Will be cut with mower conditioner and flowering to milky dough. Looking at baling 3rd week of September .
400 ha barley planted for hay production. Crop following vetch from previous crop. Planted end May on full profile of moisture with 200mm rain in crop. Had spray for broadleaf weeks and fungicide application mid July. cut with mower conditioner and at flowering. Baled after 24 days of good curing conditions with one raking into 8x4x3 bales. Good average bale moistures. Normal to soft in texture with good leaf and stem colour.
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Planet
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
4.11
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.86
Protein (%)
9.4
ME (MJ / kg)
10.01
Moisture (%)
9.3
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
1222.64 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
680 kg
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Visual
400 ha barley planted for hay production. Crop following vetch from previous crop. Planted end May on full profile of moisture with 200mm rain in crop. Had spray for broadleaf weeks and fungicide application mid July. cut with mower conditioner and at flowering. Baled after 24 days of good curing conditions with one raking into 8x4x3 bales. Good average bale moistures. Normal to soft in texture with good leaf and stem colour.
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Planet
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1798
Bale / Package Weight
680 kg
Volume in Tonnes
1222.64
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
Still stacked in paddock at inspection.
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.1
Moisture High (%)
15
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
70
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Minor Rye
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Foreign Material Comments
Nil
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
14
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Dry conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
21-Sep-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Very even, 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE2 - Fresh green to dark green <25% sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Colour Comment
Good colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf quality with normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
22/09/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97493-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
10.01
Relative Feed Value
118
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.48
Relative Forage Quality
138
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
29.7
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
11.8
% Crude Fat
2.4
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.78
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.34
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.8
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.77
Crude Protein (CP)
9.4
% Available Protein
8.8
Soluble Protein
5
Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.6
% NDICP
2.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
52
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
Est. Lysine
0.2209
Est. Methionine
0.10904
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
51.2
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
30.8
aNDFom
47.5
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
18
% TDN
64
% Starch
1.4
% Lignin
2.2
% Moisture
9.3
% Dry Matter
90.7
% Ash
10
uNDFom 30hr
13.9
uNDFom 120hr
8.1
uNDFom 240hr
6.1
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
51
Potassium (K)
2.55
Calcium (Ca)
0.39
Magnesium (Mg)
0.18
Phosphorus (P)
0.32
Sulfur (S)
0.25
Chloride (Cl)
1.19
Total Fatty Acids
1.01
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.11
C18:3 Linolenic
0.19
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