#89278
Lucerne Hay 89278
Ardmona, VICIrrigated 2nd cut lucerne hay cut with mower conditioner and cured in 8 days. Good leaf content and colour in bales. Average moisture of 13.2%. Sound well made bales stacked safely in an open shed with cement floor
Summary
Visual grade: AA

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)
3.57
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
7.03
Protein (%)
20.1
ME (MJ / kg)
10.19
Moisture (%)
9.3
Visual Grade
AA
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
190.4 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
680 kg
Visual
Irrigated 2nd cut lucerne hay cut with mower conditioner and cured in 8 days. Good leaf content and colour in bales. Average moisture of 13.2%. Sound well made bales stacked safely in an open shed with cement floor
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Q31
Irrigated
Yes
What cut is it?
2nd
Volume
Quantity
280
Bale / Package Weight
680 kg
Volume in Tonnes
190.4
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
Open sided shed with cement floor
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Concrete / Bitumen
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.2
Moisture High (%)
16.3
Moisture Low (%)
11
Number of Tests
20
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
2nd
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
8
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
29-Dec-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU2 - Good green hay <15% bleached colours
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
17/02/2026
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (89278-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.19
Relative Feed Value
159
Relative Forage Quality
154
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.62
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
35
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.7
% Crude Fat
2.1
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.95
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.18
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.59
% Crude Protein
20.1
% Available Protein
18.8
% Soluble Protein
9
% Degradable Protein
15
% ADICP
1.3
% NDICP
3.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
43
Degradable Protein % of CP
76
% Est. Lysine
1.02108
% Est. Methionine
0.31758
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
37.4
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.9
% aNDFom
36.1
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
7.9
% TDN
62
% Starch
1
% Lignin
6.4
% Moisture
9.3
% Dry Matter
90.7
% Ash
9.1
% uNDFom 30hr
24.8
% uNDFom 120hr
23.5
% uNDFom 240hr
22.1
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
31
% Potassium (K)
2.51
% Calcium (Ca)
1.15
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.36
% Phosphorus (P)
0.23
% Sulfur (S)
0.3
% Chloride (Cl)
0.72
Total Fatty Acids
1.73
C18:1 Oleic
0.06
C18:2 Linoleic
0.24
C18:3 Linolenic
0.44
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