#92052
Barley Hay 92052
Hopetoun, VICBarley 2025
2025 Barley Hay baled on the 10th November. Not an ideal curing period due to having two rain events.
Average bale weight 730kg. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 13.8%. Highest moisture reading was 17.9%. Very soft in texture and great leaf retention. Good green colour. Some sunbleached stems and water marks on grab sample due to non ideal curing period. Slightly sweet and fresh hay aroma. Excellent storage and good access to road for trucks.
Seller Information:
Quality Assured
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Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Beast
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
306.6 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
730 kg
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2025 Barley Hay baled on the 10th November. Not an ideal curing period due to having two rain events. Average bale weight 730kg. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Average moisture 13.8%. Highest moisture reading was 17.9%. Very soft in texture and great leaf retention. Good green colour. Some sunbleached stems and water marks on grab sample due to non ideal curing period. Slightly sweet and fresh hay aroma. Excellent storage and good access to road for trucks.
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Beast
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
420
Bale / Package Weight
730 kg
Volume in Tonnes
306.6
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 access for trucks from road
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.8
Moisture High (%)
17.9
Moisture Comment
Average moisture 13.8%. Lowest 12%. Highest 17.9%. Majority read 12-13%
Moisture Low (%)
12
Number of Tests
24
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Some oats in bales.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
How Long Cured (days)
35
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Heads formed, no milky dough seed evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Barley hay during curing period had two rain events - 7mm and 8mm. Not ideal curing conditions - cool and slow.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
10-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Stem length ranging from 18-20cm. Fairly consistent
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
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. Some sunbleached stems and water marks on grab sample due to non ideal curing period.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Very soft in texture
Leaf Retention comment
Very soft texture. Lots of leaf retention.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Normal fresh hay smell. Not too sweet but still fresh aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
22/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
92052-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
29.2
% ADICP
0.7
% Ash
7.5
% Available Protein
11.4
% Calcium (Ca)
0.32
% Chloride (Cl)
1.46
% Crude Fat
2.4
% Crude Protein
12.1
% Dry Matter
89.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
12.4
% Lignin
2.3
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.17
% Moisture
10.8
% NDICP
2.5
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
49.4
% Phosphorus (P)
0.28
% Potassium (K)
2.22
% Starch
3.8
% Sulfur (S)
0.27
% TDN
67
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
20.4
% aNDFom
48.6
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.38
Degradable Protein % of CP
79
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.09
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.62
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
49
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.66
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6.1
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
6.13
Relative Feed Value
125
Soluble Protein % of CP
50
% uNDFom 120hr
13.1
% uNDFom 240hr
10.5
% uNDFom 30hr
19.5
% Est. Lysine
0.28435
% Est. Methionine
0.14036
C18:1 Oleic
0.04
C18:2 Linoleic
0.11
C18:3 Linolenic
0.25
% Degradable Protein
10
Relative Forage Quality
159
Total Fatty Acids
0.81
% Soluble Protein
6
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
31.2
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