#94671
Balansa Clover hay in 8x4x3 bales
Good line of balansa clover hay. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. One rain event of 25mm, which has caused some bleaching, but no black spotting on product. 8 string bales weighing 700kg.
Due to paddock conditions some variability in the percentage of rye in bales may occur.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Clover
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Balansa
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.4
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.85
Protein (%)
15.1
ME (MJ / kg)
9.41
Moisture (%)
10.1
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
701.4 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Documents
Visual
Good line of balansa clover hay. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. One rain event of 25mm, which has caused some bleaching, but no black spotting on product. 8 string bales weighing 700kg. Due to paddock conditions some variability in the percentage of rye in bales may occur.
Crop
Type / Species
Clover
Variety
Balansa
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1002
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Volume in Tonnes
701.4
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
Paddock stacked 8 bales high under a cap tarp.
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
16
Moisture High (%)
20
Moisture Comment
11-20 range
Moisture Low (%)
11.4
Number of Tests
22
# Tests >18%
2
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
5% ryegrass in the odd bale
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Some soil dust in core sample
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
20
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
<25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
25mm rain, in one event
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
03-Dec-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
10-30cm variation
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
Legume 3-6mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE4 - > 50% mottled colours, including bleached tan-green, brown -silver green
Colour Comment
Slightly bleached from rain event
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
Leaf detached, texture soft to touch
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Normal smell, Some soil dust in core sample
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
07/04/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (94671-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.41
Relative Feed Value
125
Relative Forage Quality
140
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.71
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
30.6
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
2.8
% Crude Fat
2.7
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.19
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.82
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.58
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.19
% Crude Protein
15.1
% Available Protein
13.4
% Soluble Protein
4
% Degradable Protein
10
% ADICP
1.7
% NDICP
3.8
Soluble Protein % of CP
25
Degradable Protein % of CP
65
% Est. Lysine
0.76708
% Est. Methionine
0.23556
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
45.1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
36.5
% aNDFom
43.8
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
8
% TDN
59
% Starch
1.6
% Lignin
5.7
% Moisture
10.1
% Dry Matter
89.9
% Ash
10.4
% uNDFom 30hr
21.8
% uNDFom 120hr
17.7
% uNDFom 240hr
16.3
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
33
% Potassium (K)
2.65
% Calcium (Ca)
1.57
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.35
% Phosphorus (P)
0.34
% Sulfur (S)
0.21
% Chloride (Cl)
0.85
Total Fatty Acids
1.51
C18:1 Oleic
0.15
C18:2 Linoleic
0.23
C18:3 Linolenic
0.25
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