#97531
1120ha oates planted Mid April 2026
Oaten crop in good health to be cut mid September with double roller. Planted at 100kg seed and 65kg MAP on 30cm rows. Planted dry in late April germinating on rain 2 weeks later. Has had a near 200mm rain during growing period. Previous crop was wheat and possible small amount of residual stubble and paddock not worked. Preplant spray of Boxer Gold and incrop MCPA and Lontrel Adv. Small amount of rye grass possible.
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales cured in good condition. Has retained good colour with normal to soft texture. Some variability in stem lengths in bales. Average moisture of 12.7% with a tight range.minor amount of rye grass possible.
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Mulgara
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
4.04
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.61
Protein (%)
8.2
ME (MJ / kg)
9.19
Moisture (%)
9.5
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
3711.84 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
660 kg
Documents
Visual
Oaten crop in good health to be cut mid September with double roller. Planted at 100kg seed and 65kg MAP on 30cm rows. Planted dry in late April germinating on rain 2 weeks later. Has had a near 200mm rain during growing period. Previous crop was wheat and possible small amount of residual stubble and paddock not worked. Preplant spray of Boxer Gold and incrop MCPA and Lontrel Adv. Small amount of rye grass possible. Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales cured in good condition. Has retained good colour with normal to soft texture. Some variability in stem lengths in bales. Average moisture of 12.7% with a tight range.minor amount of rye grass possible.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Mulgara
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
5624
Bale / Package Weight
660 kg
Volume in Tonnes
3711.84
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
5000 bakes in new shed with remainder being stacked outside
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.8
Moisture High (%)
14.4
Moisture Comment
Tight moisture range
Moisture Low (%)
11.2
Number of Tests
50
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Rye grass
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Foreign Material Comments
Nil
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
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Ideal curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
04-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Some variability in stem lengths.
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
60
Stem Thickness
3-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
CE3 - >50% shades of green, with remainder sun bleached to bright white / golden colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf quality
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
07/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97531-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.19
Relative Feed Value
98
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.11
Relative Forage Quality
120
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
26.9
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
14.6
% Crude Fat
1.9
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.96
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.73
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.16
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.1
Crude Protein (CP)
8.2
% Available Protein
7.5
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
6
% ADICP
0.7
% NDICP
2.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
49
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
Est. Lysine
0.29192
Est. Methionine
0.15334
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
56.9
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
36.8
aNDFom
53.2
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
15.2
% TDN
60
% Starch
1.6
% Lignin
4.2
% Moisture
9.5
% Dry Matter
90.5
% Ash
8.1
uNDFom 30hr
24.9
uNDFom 120hr
17.7
uNDFom 240hr
14.5
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
44
Potassium (K)
2.48
Calcium (Ca)
0.37
Magnesium (Mg)
0.17
Phosphorus (P)
0.3
Sulfur (S)
0.27
Chloride (Cl)
0.91
Total Fatty Acids
0.86
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.1
C18:3 Linolenic
0.23
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