#94859
Beautiful line of dry land Rhodes grass first cut into 4x3 rounds
Great line of Rhodes 4x3 from Dryland paddock. Low variability. First cut. Good color and aroma. Average moisture 12.5%.
Summary
Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Rhodes Grass
Sold By The
bale
Variety
Finecut
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Treatment
Nil
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
1.21
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
1.26
Protein (%)
9.2
ME (MJ / kg)
8.85
Moisture (%)
8.6
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Rnd 4x3
Units
240 bales
Bale / Package Weight
135 kg
Documents
Visual
Great line of Rhodes 4x3 from Dryland paddock. Low variability. First cut. Good color and aroma. Average moisture 12.5%.
Crop
Type / Species
Rhodes Grass
Variety
Finecut
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
240
Bale / Package Weight
135 kg
Volume in Tonnes
32.4
Packaging
Bale / Package Size
Rnd 4x3
Wrap Type
Net wrap
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12.5
Moisture High (%)
17.5
Moisture Comment
Great dry hay. Random high moisture
Moisture Low (%)
10.2
Number of Tests
13
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Potentially Johnson grass in less than 1% of bales
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
6
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Full Flower, possible milky dough seed
Raked Times
1
Comment
Beautiful drying weather
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
08-Apr-2026
Curing additive
No
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Great hay length in stem and leaf
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
80
Stem Thickness
Very even, 2-3mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
GR1 - Perfect fresh green hay, <5% sun bleached to bright white / golden colours
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to dry texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
10/04/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (94859-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
8.85
Relative Feed Value
87
Relative Forage Quality
105
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
8.18
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
19.3
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
6.1
% Crude Fat
2.4
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
10.62
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.41
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
4.65
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
4.75
% Crude Protein
9.2
% Available Protein
8.6
% Soluble Protein
4
% Degradable Protein
7
% ADICP
0.6
% NDICP
3.6
Soluble Protein % of CP
45
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
% Est. Lysine
0.32016
% Est. Methionine
0.1196
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
63
% Acid Detergent Fibre
38.8
% aNDFom
59.3
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
6.6
% TDN
58
% Starch
1.6
% Lignin
4.3
% Moisture
8.6
% Dry Matter
91.4
% Ash
9.7
% uNDFom 30hr
26.7
% uNDFom 120hr
19.6
% uNDFom 240hr
17.4
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
40
% Potassium (K)
2.51
% Calcium (Ca)
0.43
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.19
% Phosphorus (P)
0.2
% Sulfur (S)
0.32
% Chloride (Cl)
0.97
Total Fatty Acids
0.88
C18:1 Oleic
0.03
C18:2 Linoleic
0.08
C18:3 Linolenic
0.25
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