#90853
Vetch Hay 90853
Curyo, VIC2025 Vetch Hay
Languedoc vetch with good green colour which is spoiled somewhat by residual wheat stubble. Nice aroma. On plastic in good secure shed with all weather access. Light rain extended the curing time but has not had much effect.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Languedoc
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.49
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.86
Protein (%)
18.6
ME (MJ / kg)
9.54
Moisture (%)
11.6
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
166.4 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Documents
Visual
Languedoc vetch with good green colour which is spoiled somewhat by residual wheat stubble. Nice aroma. On plastic in good secure shed with all weather access. Light rain extended the curing time but has not had much effect.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Languedoc
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
260
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Volume in Tonnes
166.4
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Stored in good secure shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.4
Moisture High (%)
15.3
Moisture Low (%)
10.5
Number of Tests
35
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Water marking leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
35
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Immature pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
About 7 mm on windrow
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
14-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
5
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE3 - >50% green with dew/sun bleached yellow-green, brown-tan-silver green
Colour Comment
Residual cereal stems make the vetch look less green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Aroma
Aroma
Sweet hay smell
Aroma Comment
Nice aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
16/12/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (90853-NIRD-3)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.54
Relative Feed Value
156
Relative Forage Quality
187
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.19
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
34.9
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
7.9
% Crude Fat
1.4
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.31
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.72
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.64
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.09
% Crude Protein
18.6
% Available Protein
17.3
% Soluble Protein
8
% Degradable Protein
15
% ADICP
1.3
% NDICP
4.2
Soluble Protein % of CP
43
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
% Est. Lysine
0.94488
% Est. Methionine
0.29016
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
38.5
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.1
% aNDFom
36.8
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
11.9
% TDN
59
% Starch
0.9
% Lignin
6.9
% Moisture
11.6
% Dry Matter
88.4
% Ash
10.7
% uNDFom 30hr
20.8
% uNDFom 120hr
19.4
% uNDFom 240hr
17.2
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
45
% Potassium (K)
3.14
% Calcium (Ca)
1.52
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.25
% Phosphorus (P)
0.3
% Sulfur (S)
0.21
% Chloride (Cl)
0.57
Total Fatty Acids
0.83
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.1
C18:3 Linolenic
0.32
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