#84792
Lucerne Hay 84792
Coolah, NSWDryland lucerne 2nd cut. Cut with mower conditioner and cured in hot dry conditions. Raked once. Good leaf content, quality and attachment. Fine stems with soft texture. Average moisture 12.6%. Small amount of Mustard and grass. Only minor in some bales.
Summary
Visual grade: AA

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Lucerne
Sold By The
tonne
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.74
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
6.5
Protein (%)
24.5
ME (MJ / kg)
10.32
Moisture (%)
10.6
Visual Grade
AA
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Documents
Visual
Dryland lucerne 2nd cut. Cut with mower conditioner and cured in hot dry conditions. Raked once. Good leaf content, quality and attachment. Fine stems with soft texture. Average moisture 12.6%. Small amount of Mustard and grass. Only minor in some bales.
Crop
Type / Species
Lucerne
Irrigated
No
What cut is it?
2nd
Volume
Quantity
0
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Volume in Tonnes
0
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
Three sided shed well maintained. Hay well protected with plastic on floor
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.6
Moisture High (%)
14
Moisture Low (%)
12
Number of Tests
36
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Mustard
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
Early flowering <25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
23-Dec-2024
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
12
Stem Thickness
Lucerne 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LU2 - Good green hay <15% bleached colours
Colour Comment
Lovely fresh colour with minor bleaching
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft in texture, leaf >99% retention on stem. Leaf dripping end of bales
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf quality, quantity and attachment
Aroma
Aroma
Sweet fresh hay smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
07/01/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (84792-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.32
Relative Feed Value
166
Relative Forage Quality
166
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.36
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
31.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.4
% Crude Fat
1.9
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.08
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.1
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.94
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.5
% Crude Protein
24.5
% Available Protein
23
% Soluble Protein
12
% Degradable Protein
19
% ADICP
1.5
% NDICP
4.5
Soluble Protein % of CP
48
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
% Est. Lysine
1.2446
% Est. Methionine
0.3871
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
36.7
% Acid Detergent Fibre
29.9
% aNDFom
35.8
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
9.2
% TDN
61
% Starch
1
% Lignin
6.2
% Moisture
10.6
% Dry Matter
89.4
% Ash
10.2
% uNDFom 30hr
24.9
% uNDFom 120hr
23.6
% uNDFom 240hr
23
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
36
% Potassium (K)
2.64
% Calcium (Ca)
0.94
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.42
% Phosphorus (P)
0.26
% Sulfur (S)
0.34
% Chloride (Cl)
0.5
Total Fatty Acids
1.47
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.18
C18:3 Linolenic
0.42
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