#95937
188 ha vetch planted planted at 60kg ha
Crop in good health with excellent biomass production. Nil weeds and disease free. Has had good rain and expect enough subsoil moisture to get through to cutting.
28-10-2026: A difficult curing period left this hay with a darkened colour typical of rain affected vetch. Average moisture is 11.2%. Stored in a good secure shed with all weather access. Long stemmed and dry but reasonably soft handling.
Summary
Visual grade: FS-B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Timok
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Visual Grade
FS-B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
770 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Documents
Visual
Crop in good health with excellent biomass production. Nil weeds and disease free. Has had good rain and expect enough subsoil moisture to get through to cutting. 28-10-2026: A difficult curing period left this hay with a darkened colour typical of rain affected vetch. Average moisture is 11.2%. Stored in a good secure shed with all weather access. Long stemmed and dry but reasonably soft handling.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Timok
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1400
Bale / Package Weight
550 kg
Volume in Tonnes
770
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
New shed 2026. On gravel pad
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.2
Moisture High (%)
26.6
Moisture Comment
Low readings only 1 reading above 18%
Moisture Low (%)
9.6
Number of Tests
39
# Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Ryegrass possible A little residual cereal stubble
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
28
Weather while Curing
Poor curing conditions
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Wet curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
16-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Long stem length
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE5 - < 50% green with mottled colours, remainder dark green to black colours
Colour Comment
Colour typical of weather damaged vetch
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Leaf Retention comment
Dry but a soft handling
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, soil dust smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
28/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Stephen Page
Additional Documents
Price on Application
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