#98079
2026 vecth hay has good colour and leaf retention and minimal residual straw
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: FS-A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Timok
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Hay Caps)
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.4
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.31
Protein (%)
17
ME (MJ / kg)
9.47
Moisture (%)
11.8
Visual Grade
FS-A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
241.5 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
690 kg
Visual
2026 vecth hay has good colour and leaf retention and minimal residual straw
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Timok
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
350
Bale / Package Weight
690 kg
Volume in Tonnes
241.5
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Paddock stacked with hay caps other half shedded
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Hay Caps)
Storage Surface
Dirt floor
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
17.5
Moisture High (%)
25
Moisture Low (%)
12.3
Number of Tests
24
# Tests >18%
1
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
18
Weather while Curing
Ideal curing conditions, light dews
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Good curing conditions no rain
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
06-Oct-2026
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
LE2 - Majority fresh soft green <20% dew or sun bleach
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
13/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (98079-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
9.47
Relative Feed Value
146
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.03
Relative Forage Quality
186
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
32.9
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
9.2
% Crude Fat
2.3
Digestible Energy (DE)
11.24
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.78
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.64
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.15
Crude Protein (CP)
17
% Available Protein
15.9
Soluble Protein
7
Degradable Protein
13
% ADICP
1.1
% NDICP
4
Soluble Protein % of CP
42
Degradable Protein % of CP
78
Est. Lysine
0.8636
Est. Methionine
0.2652
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
40.8
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
32.1
aNDFom
36.8
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
11.7
% TDN
59
% Starch
0.7
% Lignin
6.9
% Moisture
11.8
% Dry Matter
88.2
% Ash
11
uNDFom 30hr
19.1
uNDFom 120hr
17.8
uNDFom 240hr
16.2
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
47
Potassium (K)
3.71
Calcium (Ca)
1.24
Magnesium (Mg)
0.23
Phosphorus (P)
0.29
Sulfur (S)
0.2
Chloride (Cl)
0.73
Total Fatty Acids
1.27
C18:1 Oleic
0.06
C18:2 Linoleic
0.15
C18:3 Linolenic
0.35
What You'll Pay
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