#91285
2025 Vetch Hay
2025 Vetch hay baled on the 13th of October. Ideal curing conditions, no rain or dews. Average bale weight 680kg. Baled with 8 String Krone baler. Excellent green colour and soft texture. Great leaf retention. Moisture average 11.9% with majority reading 12%. No high moistures. Highest moisture read 13.7%. Stored in a good shed with good access to the road.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: AA
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Morava
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.38
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
5.33
Protein (%)
21.9
ME (MJ / kg)
9.79
Moisture (%)
11.4
Visual Grade
AA
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
700 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Documents
Visual
2025 Vetch hay baled on the 13th of October. Ideal curing conditions, no rain or dews. Average bale weight 680kg. Baled with 8 String Krone baler. Excellent green colour and soft texture. Great leaf retention. Moisture average 11.9% with majority reading 12%. No high moistures. Highest moisture read 13.7%. Stored in a good shed with good access to the road.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Morava
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1000
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Volume in Tonnes
700
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
Great shed and storage. Evelated position with gutters. Good access to road
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
11.9
Moisture High (%)
13.7
Moisture Comment
Moisture readings mostly 12%. Very even moisture readings between all bales
Moisture Low (%)
10.2
Number of Tests
30
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
21
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Ideal curing conditions. No rain.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
13-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Fairly even stem Length. Ranging between 10-15cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
15
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE2 - Majority fresh soft green <20% dew or sun bleach
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft in texture, leaf >99% retention on stem. Leaf dripping end of bales
Leaf Retention comment
Excellent leaf retention. Very soft texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Fresh, sweet hay aroma
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
08/11/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (91285-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
9.79
Relative Feed Value
155
Relative Forage Quality
187
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.01
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
29.3
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
8.8
% Crude Fat
2.2
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
11.55
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
2.8
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
5.68
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.18
% Crude Protein
21.9
% Available Protein
20.7
% Soluble Protein
12
% Degradable Protein
18
% ADICP
1.2
% NDICP
4.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
53
Degradable Protein % of CP
82
% Est. Lysine
1.11252
% Est. Methionine
0.34164
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
39.5
% Acid Detergent Fibre
29.6
% aNDFom
37.5
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
10.9
% TDN
59
% Starch
0.8
% Lignin
7
% Moisture
11.4
% Dry Matter
88.6
% Ash
11.2
% uNDFom 30hr
22
% uNDFom 120hr
20.6
% uNDFom 240hr
19.9
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
49
% Potassium (K)
3.73
% Calcium (Ca)
1.22
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.31
% Phosphorus (P)
0.33
% Sulfur (S)
0.27
% Chloride (Cl)
0.85
Total Fatty Acids
1.2
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.18
C18:3 Linolenic
0.36
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