#93388
Barley vetch blend, 30% vetch and 70% barley mix
Good line of a barley and vetch blend. Hay presents far better than rain during curing period would suggest. Comprising of a 30% vetch and 70% barley mix, which was cut with a mower conditioner and raked once. Good heavy bales from a Krone 8 string baler. Nice and soft to touch with good leaf retention .
Summary
Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Commodus
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.08
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
2.8
Protein (%)
10.2
ME (MJ / kg)
11.21
Moisture (%)
10.9
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
913.06 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
710 kg
Documents
Visual
Good line of a barley and vetch blend. Hay presents far better than rain during curing period would suggest. Comprising of a 30% vetch and 70% barley mix, which was cut with a mower conditioner and raked once. Good heavy bales from a Krone 8 string baler. Nice and soft to touch with good leaf retention .
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Commodus
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1286
Bale / Package Weight
710 kg
Volume in Tonnes
913.06
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
New shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.6
Moisture High (%)
18.4
Moisture Comment
10-18 range
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
21
# Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
28
Weather while Curing
Poor curing conditions
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
55mm rainfall during curing
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
14-Oct-2025
Curing additive
No
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
10-30cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE4 - <50% mottled colours remainder green
Colour Comment
Good colour for the amount of rainfall received
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf retention
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Smells normal
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
26/02/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (93388-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
11.01
Relative Feed Value
126
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.94
Relative Forage Quality
164
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
37.5
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
7.6
% Crude Fat
2.5
Digestible Energy (DE)
12.77
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
4.04
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
6.43
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
6.54
Crude Protein (CP)
10
% Available Protein
9.2
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
6
% ADICP
0.8
% NDICP
2.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
41
Degradable Protein % of CP
62
Est. Lysine
0.235
Est. Methionine
0.116
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
48.1
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
30.2
aNDFom
48.1
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
14.9
% TDN
70
% Starch
6.3
% Lignin
2.6
% Moisture
11.1
% Dry Matter
88.9
% Ash
4.1
uNDFom 30hr
20.5
uNDFom 120hr
9.2
uNDFom 240hr
7.8
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
38
Potassium (K)
1.1
Calcium (Ca)
0.48
Magnesium (Mg)
0.16
Phosphorus (P)
0.23
Sulfur (S)
0.27
Chloride (Cl)
1.06
Total Fatty Acids
1.15
C18:1 Oleic
0.11
C18:2 Linoleic
0.13
C18:3 Linolenic
0.24
NIR - Feed Test (93388-NIRD-2)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
11.21
Relative Feed Value
130
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.97
Relative Forage Quality
155
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
38.5
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
8.5
% Crude Fat
2.4
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
6.69
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
6.57
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
4.17
Digestible Energy (DE)
12.96
Crude Protein (CP)
10.2
% Available Protein
9.4
Soluble Protein
5
Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.8
% NDICP
2.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
45
Degradable Protein % of CP
64
Est. Methionine
0.11832
Est. Lysine
0.2397
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
46.5
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
31
aNDFom
45.2
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
15.1
% TDN
71
% Starch
5.6
% Lignin
2
% Moisture
10.9
% Dry Matter
89.1
% Ash
4.6
uNDFom 30hr
20.5
uNDFom 120hr
10
uNDFom 240hr
8.7
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
38
Potassium (K)
1.3
Calcium (Ca)
0.45
Magnesium (Mg)
0.18
Phosphorus (P)
0.22
Sulfur (S)
0.25
Chloride (Cl)
1
Total Fatty Acids
1.1
C18:1 Oleic
0.11
C18:2 Linoleic
0.12
C18:3 Linolenic
0.23
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