#91234
Barley Hay 91234
Hopetoun, VICBarley hay baled on 15th October 2025. Average bale weight 650kg. Baled by an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 9.8%. No high moisture readings. Fairly even stem length. Normal to soft in texture. Good green colour. Great leaf retention. Good storage and access for trucks
Summary
Visual grade: AA

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Maximus CL
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
AA
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
130 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Documents
Visual
Barley hay baled on 15th October 2025. Average bale weight 650kg. Baled by an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 9.8%. No high moisture readings. Fairly even stem length. Normal to soft in texture. Good green colour. Great leaf retention. Good storage and access for trucks
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Maximus CL
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
200
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Volume in Tonnes
130
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Excellent storage and great access for trucks
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
9.8
Moisture High (%)
14.9
Moisture Comment
Moisture readings averaged 9.8%. Most bales read between 9-10%
Moisture Low (%)
8.4
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
20
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Ideal curing conditions. No rain events.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
15-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Ranging from 8-10cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
8
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
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 green colour. About 20-25% sunbleaching.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Excellent leaf retention. Normal to soft in texture.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Fresh sweet hay aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
21/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
91234-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
29.1
% ADICP
0.7
% Ash
5.2
% Available Protein
7.7
% Calcium (Ca)
0.3
% Chloride (Cl)
0.8
% Crude Fat
2
% Crude Protein
8.4
% Dry Matter
90.4
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
14.4
% Lignin
4.1
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.13
% Moisture
9.6
% NDICP
2
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
48.2
% Phosphorus (P)
0.19
% Potassium (K)
1.45
% Starch
4.9
% Sulfur (S)
0.2
% TDN
66
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
28
% aNDFom
47.9
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.94
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.75
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.17
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
37
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.5
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6.01
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.95
Relative Feed Value
128
Soluble Protein % of CP
49
% uNDFom 120hr
18.5
% uNDFom 240hr
16.6
% uNDFom 30hr
23.2
% Est. Lysine
0.1974
% Est. Methionine
0.09744
C18:1 Oleic
0.07
C18:2 Linoleic
0.14
C18:3 Linolenic
0.18
% Degradable Protein
7
Relative Forage Quality
134
Total Fatty Acids
0.69
% Soluble Protein
4
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
38.1
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