#98699
Cracken Barley 330cm rows planted with disc planter. Well established with 170mm rain since planting. Previous crop chick peas with good fertility. Sprayed roundup ester application prior to planting and in crop spray Axial plus. Expected cutting early October.
Baled early October in good curing period. Cut with mower conditioner at milky dough stage. Raked once over 10 day curing period. Stacked in a new shed well protected. Average moisture of 13.4% small amount of residual straw in some bales.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Barley
Sold By The
bale
Variety
Cracken
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
4.92
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.21
Protein (%)
8.6
ME (MJ / kg)
10.04
Moisture (%)
10.1
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
164 bales
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Interim Visual
Cracken Barley 330cm rows planted with disc planter. Well established with 170mm rain since planting. Previous crop chick peas with good fertility. Sprayed roundup ester application prior to planting and in crop spray Axial plus. Expected cutting early October. Baled early October in good curing period. Cut with mower conditioner at milky dough stage. Raked once over 10 day curing period. Stacked in a new shed well protected. Average moisture of 13.4% small amount of residual straw in some bales.
Crop
Type / Species
Barley
Variety
Cracken
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
164
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
98.4
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
New shed on raised gravel pad
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.4
Moisture High (%)
16.
Moisture Low (%)
11.2
Number of Tests
50
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Rye grass, black oats
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Foreign Material Comments
Small amount of residual straw in some bales
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
11
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
02-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
25
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE3 - >50% shades of green, with remainder sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
08/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (98699-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
10.04
Relative Feed Value
121
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.93
Relative Forage Quality
142
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
33
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
13.5
% Crude Fat
2.4
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.8
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.41
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.89
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.84
Crude Protein (CP)
8.6
% Available Protein
7.9
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
6
% ADICP
0.7
% NDICP
2.5
Soluble Protein % of CP
43
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
Est. Lysine
0.2021
Est. Methionine
0.09976
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
50
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
30.6
aNDFom
46.3
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
20.9
% TDN
65
% Starch
2.9
% Lignin
2.9
% Moisture
10.1
% Dry Matter
89.9
% Ash
8.5
uNDFom 30hr
13.5
uNDFom 120hr
9.4
uNDFom 240hr
6.7
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
49
Potassium (K)
2.08
Calcium (Ca)
0.37
Magnesium (Mg)
0.11
Phosphorus (P)
0.27
Sulfur (S)
0.21
Chloride (Cl)
0.86
Total Fatty Acids
0.85
C18:1 Oleic
0.07
C18:2 Linoleic
0.11
C18:3 Linolenic
0.14
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