#94000
Vetch Hay 94000
Arcadia South, VICVetch hay
Vetch and Cesario wheat blend. Wheat an Awnless variety. Cut with mower conditioner and cured over three weeks. Had a light fall rain during curing. Has retained approx 50% green colour. Average moisture of 14.8%. Some variability of vetch to wheat % in bales likely. Sound heavy bales.
Summary
Visual grade: A

Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Benetas
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.72
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.48
Protein (%)
16.9
ME (MJ / kg)
10.25
Moisture (%)
10.8
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
193.2 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
690 kg
Documents
Visual
Vetch and Cesario wheat blend. Wheat an Awnless variety. Cut with mower conditioner and cured over three weeks. Had a light fall rain during curing. Has retained approx 50% green colour. Average moisture of 14.8%. Some variability of vetch to wheat % in bales likely. Sound heavy bales.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Benetas
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
280
Bale / Package Weight
690 kg
Volume in Tonnes
193.2
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 hay well protected
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
14.8
Moisture High (%)
16.8
Moisture Low (%)
11
Number of Tests
14
# 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)
21
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
<25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Rain during curing with cool conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
20-Nov-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
12
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 to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
17/02/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (94000-NIRD-1)
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
10.25
Relative Feed Value
141
Relative Forage Quality
152
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
10.61
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
34.6
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
10.5
% Crude Fat
2.3
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
12.01
Net Energy Gain (MJ/kg)
3.31
Net Energy Lactation (MJ/kg)
6
Net Energy Maintenance (MJ/kg)
5.73
% Crude Protein
16.9
% Available Protein
15.7
% Soluble Protein
8
% Degradable Protein
13
% ADICP
1.2
% NDICP
3.5
Soluble Protein % of CP
46
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
% Est. Lysine
0.85852
% Est. Methionine
0.26364
% Neutral Detergent Fibre
42.6
% Acid Detergent Fibre
31.1
% aNDFom
41.3
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
11.7
% TDN
63
% Starch
1.6
% Lignin
5.7
% Moisture
10.8
% Dry Matter
89.2
% Ash
7.2
% uNDFom 30hr
18.1
% uNDFom 120hr
13.5
% uNDFom 240hr
12.5
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
40
% Potassium (K)
2.27
% Calcium (Ca)
0.83
% Magnesium (Mg)
0.27
% Phosphorus (P)
0.22
% Sulfur (S)
0.22
% Chloride (Cl)
0.9
Total Fatty Acids
0.8
C18:1 Oleic
0.05
C18:2 Linoleic
0.16
C18:3 Linolenic
0.19
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