#87152
Nice second cut Lucerne, free of weeds and has approximately 85% good green colour. Good leaf retention with no rain during curing period. Large 8x4x3 bales stored in a gravel floored shed with an average moisture 16.2%
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Aurora
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.55
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
6.37
Protein (%)
18.1
ME (MJ / kg)
10.1
Moisture (%)
9.8
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
25.2 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
630 kg
Documents
Visual
Nice second cut Lucerne, free of weeds and has approximately 85% good green colour. Good leaf retention with no rain during curing period. Large 8x4x3 bales stored in a gravel floored shed with an average moisture 16.2%
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Aurora
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
2nd
Volume
Quantity
40
Bale / Package Weight
630 kg
Volume in Tonnes
25.2
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
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
16.2
Moisture High (%)
19.5
Moisture Comment
13-19 range
Moisture Low (%)
13
Number of Tests
16
# Tests >18%
2
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
No weeds. Very clean sample, typical of later cuts.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
2nd
Cutting & Curing
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
7
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Hot weather, no rain
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
30-Dec-2024
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
15-30
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
20
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU2 - Good green hay <15% bleached colours
Colour Comment
85% good green 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
Sweet fresh hay smell
Aroma Comment
Fresh hay smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
31/01/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (87152-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.1
Relative Feed Value
150
Relative Forage Quality
138
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.65
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
35.1
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.9
% Crude Fat
2.1
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.86
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.18
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.96
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.59
% Crude Protein
18.1
% Available Protein
16.8
% Soluble Protein
8
% Degradable Protein
14
% ADICP
1.3
% NDICP
3.2
Soluble Protein % of CP
47
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
% Est. Lysine
0.91948
% Est. Methionine
0.28598
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
39.7
% Acid Detergent Fibre
32.1
% aNDFom
38.4
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
9.1
% TDN
62
% Starch
1.1
% Lignin
6.4
% Moisture
9.8
% Dry Matter
90.2
% Ash
8.1
% uNDFom 30hr
26.2
% uNDFom 120hr
25.7
% uNDFom 240hr
24.2
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
31
% Potassium (K)
2.1
% Calcium (Ca)
1.46
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.48
% Phosphorus (P)
0.22
% Sulfur (S)
0.34
% Chloride (Cl)
1.54
Total Fatty Acids
1.52
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.26
C18:3 Linolenic
0.29
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