#90159
Lucerne Hay 90159
Forbes, NSWfirst cut dry land lucerne. new stand. cut early flower. cured in 8 days in good conditions. has scotch thistle and wire weed present. lucerne is fine stemmed with good leaf content and colour and dry in texture. average moisture of 11.6%. 8x4x3 bales with all weather access
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Aurora
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
85.84 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
580 kg
Visual
first cut dry land lucerne. new stand. cut early flower. cured in 8 days in good conditions. has scotch thistle and wire weed present. lucerne is fine stemmed with good leaf content and colour and dry in texture. average moisture of 11.6%. 8x4x3 bales with all weather access
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
Aurora
Irrigated
No
What cut is it?
1st
Volume
Quantity
148
Bale / Package Weight
580 kg
Volume in Tonnes
85.84
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
stacked on open side of shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Residual hay
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.6
Moisture High (%)
12.8
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
33
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 10%
Weeds Comments
Wire weed and Thistle in varying quantities
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
1st
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
cured in 8 days. no rain. ideal curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
05-Jan-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
28
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
Stems course in texture Leaf partly connected
Leaf Retention comment
Dry in texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
06/08/2025
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
90159-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fibre
32.9
% ADICP
1.7
% Ash
11.3
% Available Protein
17.9
% Calcium (Ca)
1.57
% Chloride (Cl)
0.64
% Crude Fat
1.8
% Crude Protein
19.6
% Dry Matter
90.1
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
4.4
% Lignin
6.1
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.37
% Moisture
9.9
% NDICP
4.4
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
41.5
% Phosphorus (P)
0.28
% Potassium (K)
2.38
% Starch
0.8
% Sulfur (S)
0.32
% TDN
58
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
7.2
% aNDFom
38.8
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.27
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
9.74
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.5
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
29
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.67
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.54
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.03
Relative Feed Value
142
Soluble Protein % of CP
41
% uNDFom 120hr
23.7
% uNDFom 240hr
23
% uNDFom 30hr
24.4
% Est. Lysine
0.99568
% Est. Methionine
0.30968
C18:1 Oleic
0.04
C18:2 Linoleic
0.17
C18:3 Linolenic
0.25
% Degradable Protein
15
Relative Forage Quality
135
Total Fatty Acids
1.22
% Soluble Protein
8
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
30.2
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