#83970
Lucerne Hay 83970
Wellington, NSWOctober 2023 Lucerne hay in 8x3x3 bales. Cut mid flowering with mower conditioner. Raked once and cured over 7 days in good dry conditions. Good colour showing more than 50% shades of green with remainder bleached colours. Good leaf retention. Showing some non-lucerne spring species of plants. Good moisture level averaging 13.1% and an average bale weight of 300kgs. Stored in a good shed with good access.
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Visual grade: B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Q31
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.13
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.3
Protein (%)
20.9
ME (MJ / kg)
10.35
Moisture (%)
10.1
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x3x3
Bale / Package Weight
299 kg
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October 2023 Lucerne hay in 8x3x3 bales. Cut mid flowering with mower conditioner. Raked once and cured over 7 days in good dry conditions. Good colour showing more than 50% shades of green with remainder bleached colours. Good leaf retention. Showing some non-lucerne spring species of plants. Good moisture level averaging 13.1% and an average bale weight of 300kgs. Stored in a good shed with good access.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Q31
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
2nd
Volume
Quantity
0
Bale / Package Weight
299 kg
Volume in Tonnes
0
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x3x3
Wrap Type
4 - string
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.1
Moisture High (%)
17.3
Moisture Comment
Good moisture average of 13.1%
Moisture Low (%)
11.1
Number of Tests
29
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Some Phalaris & Fleabane in sample.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
2nd
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
7
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Mid flowering
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good drying conditions.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
31-Oct-2023
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU3 - >50% shades of green with remainder bleached colours
Colour Comment
Good colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf retention
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
14/08/2024
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (83970-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.35
Relative Feed Value
156
Relative Forage Quality
163
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.41
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
32.8
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.7
% Crude Fat
2.1
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.12
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.26
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6.03
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.67
% Crude Protein
20.9
% Available Protein
19.4
% Soluble Protein
9
% Degradable Protein
16
% ADICP
1.5
% NDICP
4.3
Soluble Protein % of CP
45
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
39
% Acid Detergent Fibre
30.2
% aNDFom
37.1
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
8.8
% TDN
63
% Starch
1.7
% Lignin
5.3
% Moisture
10.1
% Dry Matter
89.9
% Ash
9.5
% uNDFom 30hr
20.2
% uNDFom 120hr
16.3
% uNDFom 240hr
15.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
38
% Potassium (K)
2.3
% Calcium (Ca)
1.29
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.46
% Phosphorus (P)
0.29
% Sulfur (S)
0.32
% Chloride (Cl)
1.23
Total Fatty Acids
1.44
C18:1 Oleic
0.04
C18:2 Linoleic
0.21
C18:3 Linolenic
0.29
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