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#88126

Rhodes Grass Hay 88126

$240 per tonne + GST

Kianga, QLD

Rhodes grass hay where there is some inconsistency between bales. Some patches had hayed off before cutting. Patches of nice leafy hay with good colour, there are patches in bales where old grass has lost colour. Average Moisture reading 13.1%. Dry texture due to some older leaf in cut. Some Urochloa grass present.

140 tonnes available

Important Documents

VDEC_88126.pdf

Summary

Visual grade: B
grade-gauge
Ad Type

For Sale

Category

Hay & Fodder

Commodity

Hay

Dominant Species

Rhodes Grass

Sold By The

tonne

Variety

Reclaimer

Storage Status / Stage

Shedded

Visual Grade

B

Bale / Package Size

Lge Sq 8x4x3

Units

140 tonnes

Bale / Package Weight

500 kg

Documents

Visual

Rhodes grass hay where there is some inconsistency between bales. Some patches had hayed off before cutting. Patches of nice leafy hay with good colour, there are patches in bales where old grass has lost colour. Average Moisture reading 13.1%. Dry texture due to some older leaf in cut. Some Urochloa grass present.

Crop
Type / Species

Rhodes Grass

Variety

Reclaimer

Irrigated

No

Volume
Quantity

280

Bale / Package Weight

500 kg

Volume in Tonnes

140

Packaging
Broken Strings

<5%

Bale / Package Size

Lge Sq 8x4x3

Wrap Type

6 - string

Material Consistency

<20% variation in material

Organic/GMO
Organic?

No

Storage
Storage Comment

120 bales stored in open sided gravel floor shed . The other 120 bales stored outside under a tarp on a gravel pad.

Storage Status / Stage

Shedded

Storage Surface

Gravel

Rodent
Mice/Rats

None Observed

Moisture
Moisture Average (%)

13.1

Moisture High (%)

16

Moisture Comment

Tight moisture range

Moisture Low (%)

11.5

Number of Tests

40

# Tests >18%

0

Weeds
Weed Amount

< 5%

Weeds Comments

Parthenium area. Some Urachloa grass.

Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?

Soil dust, residual stubble, small sticks <5mm, possible manure

Foreign Material Comments

Possible Kangaroo manure

Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)

5

Rainfall damage

Clean leaf & stems

Weather while Curing

Hot dry conditions no rain

How Cut

Mower Conditioner

Maturity When Cut

Milky dough seed very evident

Raked Times

2

Comment

Hot dry windy days

Steamed at baling?

No

Harvesting
Harvest Date

07-Mar-2025

Baling to Storage Time

Up to 1 week

Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx

30

Stem Thickness

Very even, 2-3mm

Was the product chopped?

No

Colour
Colour of Core Samples

GR4 - 25 - 50% shades of green, with bleached yellow-green, tan/red-silver

Colour Comment

Some bales have nice Color there is patches in bales where old grass has lost Color. Had hayed off before cutting .

Leaf
Leaf Retention

Dry texture, broken leaf in grab samples

Leaf Retention comment

Leafy cut, but some old dry leaf in bales

Aroma
Aroma

Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust

Inspection
Inspector

Accredited Inspector

Inspection Date

17/03/2025

Inspection Manager

Grower Services

Feed Test

88126-NIRD-1
% Available Protein

5.4

% Calcium

0.38

% Chloride

0.82

% Crude Fat

1.4

% Crude Protein

6

% Dry Matter

93.3

% ESC (Simple Sugars)

2.8

% Lignin

7

% Magnesium

0.15

% Moisture

6.8

% NDICP

2.2

% Neutral Detergent Fiber

75.5

% Phosphorus

0.15

% Potassium

1

% Starch

0.2

% Sulfur

0.1

% TDN

52

% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)

3.5

aNDFom

73.5

DE 1X (MJ/kg)

9.4

Degradable Protein % of CP

73

Horse DE (MJ/kg)

7.47

ME 1X (MJ/kg)

7.61

NDFD 24hr % of NDF

29

Net Energy Gain

1.45

Net Energy Lactation

3.08

Net Energy Maintenance

3.72

Relative Feed Value

64

% Acid Detergent Fiber

47

% ADICP

0.6

% Ash

5.8

Soluble Protein % of CP

51

uNDFom120

35.6

uNDFom240

30.5

uNDFom30

43.1

Est. Lysine %

0.2088

Est. Methionine %

0.078

C18.1

0.02

C18.2

0.02

C18.3

0.02

RDP

4

RFQ

58

TFA

0.42

SP

3

% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)

13.5

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IR AND KS TOWNSEND

IR AND KS TOWNSEND

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