#96432
Vetch crop planted into 90ha. Has had good start. Magnificent colour beginning to flower - expected cut date 21st Sept 2026
Crop in good health with plenty of biomass
Seller Information:
Summary
Interim Visual grade: FS-B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Rasina
Storage Status / Stage
Not Harvested
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
300 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Interim Visual
Crop in good health with plenty of biomass
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Rasina
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
500
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
300
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
Storage Status / Stage
Not Harvested
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
14.7
Moisture High (%)
18.5
Moisture Comment
Baled with light dew moisture over several days
Moisture Low (%)
10.6
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
< 5%
Weeds Comments
Minimal weeds noted quite a pure product
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
28
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Light rain 6 days after cutting wasn’t raked until just before baling
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
30-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Good stem length consistent
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
30
Stem Thickness
Legume 3-6mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE2 - Majority fresh soft green <20% dew or sun bleach
Colour Comment
Mix of green and root colour in lower canopy
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Leaf Retention comment
Baled with dew moisture to ensure leaf retention and ideal packaging
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, soil dust smell
Aroma Comment
Typical Vetch smell clean product no dirt in sample
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
03/11/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
What You'll Pay
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