#90842
Oaten Hay 90842
Ashley, NSWBaling at present. Cut at flowering. Clean of weeds. No rust. large yielding crop. Had started to lodge in some areas before cutting. received 14mm rain during curing. Has stained some of leaf and stems. Cured over 21 days
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner and had light fall rain during a 21 day curing period. Has retained 40% green leaf with some lower poorer leaf evident in bales. Also small amount of residual straw present in some bales. Average moisture of 14.2%
Summary
Visual grade: B

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Oaten
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Drover
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
88 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Visual
Oaten hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner and had light fall rain during a 21 day curing period. Has retained 40% green leaf with some lower poorer leaf evident in bales. Also small amount of residual straw present in some bales. Average moisture of 14.2%
Crop
Type / Species
Oaten
Variety
Drover
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
160
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Volume in Tonnes
88
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
Stacked outside shed at time of inspection to be moved into shed this week
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
14.2
Moisture High (%)
17.8
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Rye grass, milk thistle
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Small amount of residual straw
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
21
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Light rain event 1 day.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
27-Sep-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
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 content
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
13/10/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
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