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Sorghum - Forage Hay 86512
$250 per tonne + GST
Mathoura, NSW
Large square 8x4x3 Chomper forage sorghum bales. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Cured in 21 days. Good colour and leaf retention. Has a fresh hay smell. Average moisture reading 13.2%. Stored on gravel floor in new shed.
14 tonnes available
Summary
Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Sorghum - Forage
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Chomper
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
14 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Visual
Large square 8x4x3 Chomper forage sorghum bales. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Cured in 21 days. Good colour and leaf retention. Has a fresh hay smell. Average moisture reading 13.2%. Stored on gravel floor in new shed.
Crop
Type / Species
Sorghum - Forage
Variety
Chomper
Irrigated
Yes
Volume
Quantity
22
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Volume in Tonnes
14
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
New shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.2
Moisture High (%)
19.3
Moisture Comment
Varied readings from 11-19%. Bales had 5mm before carting
Moisture Low (%)
11.2
Number of Tests
17
# Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
No weeds
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Small amount of leaf and soil dust
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
21
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No seed head or Cob evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good curing conditions. No rain.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
17-Jan-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
30-60
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
45
Stem Thickness
Sorghum 6-8 mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
SO5 - 25 - 50% mottled colours,, with bleached yellow-green, tan/red-silver
Colour Comment
90% good green colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to soft texture
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf retention. Soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Aroma Comment
Fresh hay smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
24/01/2025
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Feed Test
86512-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fiber
36.3
% ADICP
1.1
% Ash
9.5
% Available Protein
11.6
% Calcium
0.42
% Chloride
0.7
% Crude Fat
2
% Crude Protein
12.7
% Dry Matter
91.2
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
5.7
% Lignin
3.3
% Magnesium
0.23
% Moisture
8.8
% NDICP
3.9
% Neutral Detergent Fiber
59.9
% Phosphorus
0.33
% Potassium
2.61
% Starch
1.9
% Sulfur
0.2
% TDN
60
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
6.9
aNDFom
56.3
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.12
Degradable Protein % of CP
74
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
8.42
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.35
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
53
Net Energy Gain
2.65
Net Energy Lactation
4.97
Net Energy Maintenance
5.01
Relative Feed Value
94
Soluble Protein % of CP
38
uNDFom120
15.1
uNDFom240
13.6
uNDFom30
23.2
Est. Lysine %
0.33528
Est. Methionine %
0.24511
C18.1
0.04
C18.2
0.1
C18.3
0.14
RDP
9
RFQ
134
TFA
0.72
SP
5
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
19.9
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