#90828
Oaten Hay 90828
Lameroo, SADedicated Kingbale Oaten hay,
To be cut in the coming week with mower conditioner and Baled with 8 string Krone baler. Some awned volunteer wheat visible. Storage available.
Line of a dedicated oaten hay crop. Some volunteer wheat evident.
Cut at full flower raked immediately behind mower and then again ahead of baler.
Rain during curing process has caused black spots on top of windrow but fresh green hay with a good aroma inside the rows remained.
Baled with an 8 string krone with hay king applied. Extremely even line of bales stacked 9 high. Average moisture 12.3%.
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Kingbale
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Treatment
Hay king may be applied pending conditions
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
3.9
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.56
Protein (%)
10.1
ME (MJ / kg)
11.07
Moisture (%)
11.1
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
294.45 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
690 kg
Documents
Visual
Line of a dedicated oaten hay crop. Some volunteer wheat evident. Cut at full flower raked immediately behind mower and then again ahead of baler. Rain during curing process has caused black spots on top of windrow but fresh green hay with a good aroma inside the rows remained. Baled with an 8 string krone with hay king applied. Extremely even line of bales stacked 9 high. Average moisture 12.3%.
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Kingbale
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
755
Bale / Package Weight
690 kg
Volume in Tonnes
294.45
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Shedded in new hay shed. Gravel floor with plastic lining
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.3
Moisture High (%)
16
Moisture Comment
Extremely tight moistures from 10-15%
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
17
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Some volunteer awned wheat evident. Nill weeds observed.
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Foreign Material Comments
Nil forign material observed in samples.
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
32
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
2
Comment
Tough curing conditions. 2 main rain events during curing.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
08-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Good stem lengths at 10-22cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
12
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
Colour Comment
Fantastic colour. Top of windrow effected by rain but 80% is a nice green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Great leaf retention noticed in grab sample
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
12/01/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (90828-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
11.07
Relative Feed Value
114
Relative Forage Quality
149
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.14
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
31.5
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
13.9
% Crude Fat
1.9
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.82
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.97
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6.21
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
6.46
% Crude Protein
10.1
% Available Protein
9.6
% Soluble Protein
5
% Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.5
% NDICP
1.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
49
Degradable Protein % of CP
72
% Est. Lysine
0.35956
% Est. Methionine
0.18887
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
52.7
% Acid Detergent Fibre
30.9
% aNDFom
52.5
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
20.7
% TDN
70
% Starch
2
% Lignin
1.1
% Moisture
11.1
% Dry Matter
88.9
% Ash
5.4
% uNDFom 30hr
22.4
% uNDFom 120hr
10.6
% uNDFom 240hr
8.3
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
46
% Potassium (K)
1.49
% Calcium (Ca)
0.35
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.16
% Phosphorus (P)
0.27
% Sulfur (S)
0.17
% Chloride (Cl)
1.83
Total Fatty Acids
1.2
C18:1 Oleic
0.07
C18:2 Linoleic
0.16
C18:3 Linolenic
0.33
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