#71943
Lucerne Hay 71943
Dunedoo, NSW3rd cut dryland lucerne baled into 6 string 500 kg square bales. Cured over 10 days after cutting at early flowering with a mower conditioner.
3rd cut dryland lucerne baled into 6 string 500 kg square bales. Cured over 10 days after cutting at early flowering with a mower conditioner. Fine weather during curing has resulted in minimal bleaching and good green hay colour. Moderate leaf retention but this lot is a little stalky. Moisture average 14.4% with a sweet aroma.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Condura
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Tarped)
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
50 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
500 kg
Visual
3rd cut dryland lucerne baled into 6 string 500 kg square bales. Cured over 10 days after cutting at early flowering with a mower conditioner. Fine weather during curing has resulted in minimal bleaching and good green hay colour. Moderate leaf retention but this lot is a little stalky. Moisture average 14.4% with a sweet aroma.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Condura
Crop Height
500
What cut is it?
3rd
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
100
Bale / Package Weight
500 kg
Volume in Tonnes
50
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
95% free GMO
Yes
Storage
Property Access
Drop deck B-Double. B double.
Storage Comment
Half of lot is stored under hay tarp. Half of lot is stored in open side hay shed. Dirt floors.
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Tarped)
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Baiting Strategy
None observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
14.4
Moisture High (%)
16.8
Moisture Low (%)
13
Number of Tests
30
Number of Tests >18%
0
Moisture Comment
Variable moisture within a tight range.
Weeds
Weed varieties present
Nil
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Nil weeds visible.
Foreign Material
Foreign Material Comments
Nil foreign material visible.
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
3rd
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
<5% bleaching
How Long Cured (days)
10
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Reconditioned
No
Raked Times
1
Weather While Curing
Fine Days
Comment
No rain during curing.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
13-Mar-2022
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
10 cm.
Was the product chopped?
No
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-4mm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
10
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU3 - >50% green with sun bleached colours <30% discolouration
Colour Comment
Dark green.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Partly connected; >70% retention on stem and 90% in bale
Leaf Retention comment
Moderate.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
29/06/2022
Inspection Manager
Jill Parker
Feed Test
71943-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
40.4
% ADICP
1.7
% Ash
11
% Available Protein
15
% Calcium (Ca)
1.31
% Chloride (Cl)
0.57
% Crude Fat
1
% Crude Protein
16.7
% Dry Matter
89.3
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
3.1
% Lignin
9.4
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.38
% Moisture
10.7
% NDICP
3.4
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
47.5
% Phosphorus (P)
0.15
% Potassium (K)
1.67
% Starch
1.4
% Sulfur (S)
0.2
% TDN
51
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
7.3
% aNDFom
44.6
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
9.84
Degradable Protein % of CP
73
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.03
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
27.2
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
8.06
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
7
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
1.61
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
4.68
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
3.88
Relative Feed Value
113
Soluble Protein % of CP
25
% uNDFom 120hr
31.3
% uNDFom 240hr
29.9
% uNDFom 30hr
32.8
C18:1 Oleic
0
% Degradable Protein
12
Relative Forage Quality
73
% Soluble Protein
4
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