#97818
Vetch Hay 2026 to be baled 8x4x3 expected weight of 630kg. Stacked outside under tarps. 3000ha with expected 2 ton yield. Planted late April. Planted into moisture with 150ml of in crop rain. Excellent weed control following wheat. Paddock worked during fallow. Roundup and broadleaf control pre planting. In crop broadleaf control. No fungicide. Cutting 17 Sept. Selling min truck loads only.
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner. Small amount of residual stubble from previous crops.normal to soft in texture. Average moisture of 15.2%
Seller Information:
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
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
3.87
Protein (%)
18.1
ME (MJ / kg)
9.37
Moisture (%)
11.8
Visual Grade
FS-B
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 6x4x3
Units
5118.6 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Documents
Visual
Vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner. Small amount of residual stubble from previous crops.normal to soft in texture. Average moisture of 15.2%
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Morava
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
8531
Bale / Package Weight
600 kg
Volume in Tonnes
5118.6
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 6x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Stacked 6 wide 5 high high
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (No Covers)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
15.2
Moisture High (%)
19.8
Moisture Low (%)
14
Number of Tests
70
# Tests >18%
7
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Milk thistle, Rye grass
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Soil dust <5mm sticks, residual stubble & twigs
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean 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
Reasonable curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
19-Oct-2026
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
LE3 - >50% green with dew/sun bleached yellow-green, brown-tan-silver green
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Soft to normal in texture Leaf mostly connected; >90% retention and 95% in bale.
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
28/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (97818-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.37
Relative Feed Value
134
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.68
Relative Forage Quality
172
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
29.8
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
7.2
% Crude Fat
2.2
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.14
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.62
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.47
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.98
Crude Protein (CP)
18.1
% Available Protein
16.8
Soluble Protein
7
Degradable Protein
14
% ADICP
1.3
% NDICP
4.6
Soluble Protein % of CP
39
Degradable Protein % of CP
77
Est. Lysine
0.91948
Est. Methionine
0.28236
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
43.6
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
33.8
aNDFom
39.9
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
8.9
% TDN
58
% Starch
1.1
% Lignin
6.8
% Moisture
11.8
% Dry Matter
88.2
% Ash
10.9
uNDFom 30hr
19.8
uNDFom 120hr
18.5
uNDFom 240hr
17.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
46
Potassium (K)
3.94
Calcium (Ca)
1.33
Magnesium (Mg)
0.28
Phosphorus (P)
0.35
Sulfur (S)
0.22
Chloride (Cl)
0.81
Total Fatty Acids
1.04
C18:1 Oleic
0.08
C18:2 Linoleic
0.12
C18:3 Linolenic
0.23
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