#96081
200ha planted to Vetch. Planted 6th April. Being rolled. Planted into good moisture with follow up rain. Good start with even germination. Two new sheds being built this year. Yield expected around the 3 ton ha.
2026 vetch hay baled on 10th October with a 6 string baler. Average bale weights are. Hay is shedded. Cut with a mower conditioner. There was 40mm of rain during the curing period. Consistent moisture readings of 14-15%. Few lower readings 11-12% and two higher readings of 19.9% and 20.7%. Stem length ranging from 10-15cm. Normal texture, plenty of leaf retention. Bit of green through out sample. Normal hay smell. Great storage and great access to shed.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-B
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Timok
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
1.7
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.86
Protein (%)
18.8
ME (MJ / kg)
8.29
Moisture (%)
10
Visual Grade
FS-B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
960 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
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Interim Visual
2026 vetch hay baled on 10th October with a 6 string baler. Average bale weights are. Hay is shedded. Cut with a mower conditioner. There was 40mm of rain during the curing period. Consistent moisture readings of 14-15%. Few lower readings 11-12% and two higher readings of 19.9% and 20.7%. Stem length ranging from 10-15cm. Normal texture, plenty of leaf retention. Bit of green through out sample. Normal hay smell. Great storage and great access to shed.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Timok
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
1500
Bale / Package Weight
640 kg
Volume in Tonnes
960
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
Great storage and great access to shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.3
Moisture High (%)
20.7
Moisture Comment
Consistent moisture readings of 14-15%. Few lower readings 11-12% and two higher readings of 19.9% and 20.7%.
Moisture Low (%)
9.5
Number of Tests
62
# Tests >18%
2
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)
30
Weather while Curing
Poor curing conditions
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
<25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
40mm of rain during curing period.
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
10-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Stem length ranging from 10-15cm
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
10
Stem Thickness
Legume 2-5mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
LE5 - < 50% green with mottled colours, remainder dark green to black colours
Colour Comment
Bit of green through out sample.
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Leaf Retention comment
Normal texture, plenty of leaf retention.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Aroma Comment
Normal hay smell.
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
24/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96081-NIRD-3)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.29
Relative Feed Value
116
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
8.62
Relative Forage Quality
117
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
21.1
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
0.2
% Crude Fat
2.4
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.08
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
1.81
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
4.79
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.11
Crude Protein (CP)
18.8
% Available Protein
16.4
Soluble Protein
4
Degradable Protein
12
% ADICP
2.4
% NDICP
4.4
Soluble Protein % of CP
21
Degradable Protein % of CP
65
Est. Lysine
0.95504
Est. Methionine
0.29328
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
48.7
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
36.2
aNDFom
48.1
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
0.4
% TDN
52
% Starch
0.7
% Lignin
7.6
% Moisture
10
% Dry Matter
90
% Ash
13.4
uNDFom 30hr
28.4
uNDFom 120hr
27.1
uNDFom 240hr
25.7
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
14
Potassium (K)
2.48
Calcium (Ca)
2.08
Magnesium (Mg)
0.28
Phosphorus (P)
0.34
Sulfur (S)
0.12
Chloride (Cl)
0.19
Total Fatty Acids
1.19
C18:1 Oleic
0.14
C18:2 Linoleic
0.12
C18:3 Linolenic
0.09
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