#91535
New season Vetch Hay
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner and cured in difficult conditions with strong winds and light rain. Has retained some green colour. Small amount of residual straw and dust. Normal to soft in texture Average moisture of 10.8%
Grower has transport options.
Summary
Visual grade: B
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)
2.52
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
5.02
Protein (%)
18.5
ME (MJ / kg)
9.3
Moisture (%)
11.7
Visual Grade
B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
192 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Visual
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner and cured in difficult conditions with strong winds and light rain. Has retained some green colour. Small amount of residual straw and dust. Normal to soft in texture Average moisture of 10.8% Grower has transport options.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Morava
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
320
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
192
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
Three sided shed with good access
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
10.8
Moisture High (%)
13.1
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Minor straw with some dust
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
30
Rainfall damage
>10% but <30% Blackspot or staining
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
3
Comment
Difficult curing conditions with strong winds and light showers
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
16-Dec-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
10
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE4 - > 50% mottled colours, including bleached tan-green, brown -silver green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal Texture, Leaf generally connected
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, soil dust smell
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
19/02/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (91535-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.3
Relative Feed Value
137
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.82
Relative Forage Quality
162
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
30.8
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
5.8
% Crude Fat
1.5
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.07
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.52
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.4
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.87
Crude Protein (CP)
18.5
% Available Protein
17.1
Soluble Protein
8
Degradable Protein
14
% ADICP
1.4
% NDICP
4.1
Soluble Protein % of CP
43
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
Est. Lysine
0.9398
Est. Methionine
0.2886
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
43.4
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
31.9
aNDFom
42.1
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
6.5
% TDN
58
% Starch
1
% Lignin
7
% Moisture
11.7
% Dry Matter
88.3
% Ash
10.1
uNDFom 30hr
21.9
uNDFom 120hr
20.6
uNDFom 240hr
19.2
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
36
Potassium (K)
2.68
Calcium (Ca)
1.76
Magnesium (Mg)
0.36
Phosphorus (P)
0.28
Sulfur (S)
0.27
Chloride (Cl)
0.76
Total Fatty Acids
1.11
C18:1 Oleic
0.09
C18:2 Linoleic
0.11
C18:3 Linolenic
0.28
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