#80668
Lucerne Hay 80668
$13 per bale + GST
Good line of Lucerne Small Square bales averaging 20kgs. Cut at early flowering, this hay was raked clean with a roller bar, and rake pressed in ideal curing conditions. Raked once and cured over 8 days the bales were carted and shedded in over 2 days resulting in some bleaching on outside of bales but otherwise colouring was quite good. Stored in a good shed with lined floor these bales have an average moisture of 14%
250 bales available
Important Documents
Summary
Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
bale
Variety
L70
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Sml Squares
Units
250 bales
Bale / Package Weight
20 kg
Documents
Visual
Good line of Lucerne Small Square bales averaging 20kgs. Cut at early flowering, this hay was raked clean with a roller bar, and rake pressed in ideal curing conditions. Raked once and cured over 8 days the bales were carted and shedded in over 2 days resulting in some bleaching on outside of bales but otherwise colouring was quite good. Stored in a good shed with lined floor these bales have an average moisture of 14%
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Variety
L70
Irrigated
No
What cut is it?
3rd
Volume
Quantity
250
Bale / Package Weight
20 kg
Volume in Tonnes
5
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Sml Squares
Bale / Package Size Comment
Small amount not perfectly square on the end.
Wrap Type
2- String
Comment
Small amount not perfectly square on the end.
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Property Access
Drop deck B-Double. B double route until last 2 km going to farm gate
Storage Comment
Hay on pallets and some on plastic
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Baiting Strategy
None observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
14
Moisture High (%)
18
Moisture Comment
Very few bales over 17 when checking stack
Moisture Low (%)
11
Number of Tests
8
Number of Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 10%
Weeds Comments
Was some panic grass where lucerne stand was lighter
Maturity
Lucerne Cut
3rd
Cutting & Curing
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
8
How Cut
Windrower / Harvester / Swathed
Maturity When Cut
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Raked in front of the baler
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
29-Jan-2024
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Short stem length with the small bales
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
25
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-4mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU3 - >50% green with sun bleached colours <30% discolouration
Colour Comment
Only sun-bleached no rain
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Generally connected; >80% retention on stem and 95% in bale
Leaf Retention comment
Leaf loss from cutting to storage minimal
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
05/02/2024
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
80668-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fiber
31.6
% ADICP
1.4
% Ash
10.2
% Available Protein
16.6
% Calcium
0.82
% Chloride
0.5
% Crude Fat
0.7
% Crude Protein
18
% Dry Matter
91.1
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
4.9
% Lignin
6.4
% Magnesium
0.25
% Moisture
8.9
% NDICP
2.4
% Neutral Detergent Fiber
37.7
% Phosphorus
0.26
% Potassium
3.26
% Starch
0.9
% Sulfur
0.27
% TDN
59
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
10.9
aNDFom
36.4
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.22
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.3
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.45
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
30
Net Energy Gain
2.75
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
35.8
Net Energy Lactation
5.67
Net Energy Maintenance
5.12
Relative Feed Value
159
Soluble Protein % of CP
35
uNDFom120
28.8
uNDFom240
25.7
uNDFom30
30.1
C18.1
0
RDP
14
RFQ
142
SP
6
Product Location:
Greenethorpe, NSW
Location is approximate.
Seller Information:
DA & KM BRIEN
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