#96203
2026 Vetch Hay
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in a safe shed. Bales with Gazeka dots tested and all below 18%. Cut with immature pods. 27 mm rain during curing. 1 raking. Steamer used to help with baling. Good leaf content. Average bale moisture 13.9%
Summary
Visual grade: FS-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)
2.49
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
5.28
Protein (%)
20.4
ME (MJ / kg)
9.63
Moisture (%)
11.5
Visual Grade
FS-B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
312.5 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
625 kg
Visual
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales stacked in a safe shed. Bales with Gazeka dots tested and all below 18%. Cut with immature pods. 27 mm rain during curing. 1 raking. Steamer used to help with baling. Good leaf content. Average bale moisture 13.9%
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Morava
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
500
Bale / Package Weight
625 kg
Volume in Tonnes
312.5
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
Good shed open on three sides.
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Gravel
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.9
Moisture High (%)
17.9
Moisture Comment
Bales with dots from Gazeka didn’t test above 18%
Moisture Low (%)
10
Number of Tests
50
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Nil
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
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
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
15 mm during curing
Steamed at baling?
Yes
Harvesting
Harvest Date
15-Oct-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
17
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
28/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96203-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.63
Relative Feed Value
139
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.93
Relative Forage Quality
157
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
30.3
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
2.3
% Crude Fat
2.3
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.4
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.75
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.6
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.12
Crude Protein (CP)
20.4
% Available Protein
18.8
Soluble Protein
8
Degradable Protein
15
% ADICP
1.6
% NDICP
5.2
Soluble Protein % of CP
38
Degradable Protein % of CP
74
Est. Lysine
1.03632
Est. Methionine
0.31824
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
42
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
33.7
aNDFom
40.7
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
4.9
% TDN
59
% Starch
0.9
% Lignin
7.3
% Moisture
11.5
% Dry Matter
88.6
% Ash
10.2
uNDFom 30hr
23.5
uNDFom 120hr
22.2
uNDFom 240hr
21.5
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
27
Potassium (K)
3.06
Calcium (Ca)
1.5
Magnesium (Mg)
0.24
Phosphorus (P)
0.38
Sulfur (S)
0.24
Chloride (Cl)
0.23
Total Fatty Acids
1.21
C18:1 Oleic
0.1
C18:2 Linoleic
0.15
C18:3 Linolenic
0.32
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