#98102
2025 Vetch Hay
2025 seasons vetch in 8 string bales securely stored on plastic in a good secure shed with all weather access. 13.4% average moisture. Silac was used. Has some residual cereal stubble. A difficult wet curing period left this hay with a colour typical of weather damaged vetch.
Summary
Visual grade: FS-C
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)
2.25
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.26
Protein (%)
16.8
ME (MJ / kg)
8.85
Moisture (%)
11.2
Visual Grade
FS-C
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
286 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Documents
Visual
2025 seasons vetch in 8 string bales securely stored on plastic in a good secure shed with all weather access. 13.4% average moisture. Silac was used. Has some residual cereal stubble. A difficult wet curing period left this hay with a colour typical of weather damaged vetch.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Morava
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
440
Bale / Package Weight
650 kg
Volume in Tonnes
286
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
8 - String
Material Consistency
<10% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Excellent storage
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.4
Moisture High (%)
17.9
Moisture Comment
Highest reading of 17.9%
Moisture Low (%)
10.3
Number of Tests
27
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Minor dust & straw
Foreign Material Comments
Some residual cereal stubble
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
25
Rainfall damage
<5% Blackspot or stain
Weather while Curing
Rainfall >10mm & < 25mm
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
No pods evident
Raked Times
1
Comment
Difficult curing conditions
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
15-Oct-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
4
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
Typical weather darkened vetch
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Stems course in texture Leaf partly connected
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species smell but contaminated with old crop and soil dust smell.
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
27/10/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (98102-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
8.85
Relative Feed Value
105
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
9.79
Relative Forage Quality
116
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
28.3
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
2.1
% Crude Fat
2.3
Digestible Energy (DE)
10.62
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
2.27
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
5.07
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
4.6
Crude Protein (CP)
16.8
% Available Protein
14.7
Soluble Protein
5
Degradable Protein
10
% ADICP
2.1
% NDICP
3.7
Soluble Protein % of CP
28
Degradable Protein % of CP
61
Est. Lysine
0.85344
Est. Methionine
0.26208
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
50.2
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
41.8
aNDFom
48.9
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
4.5
% TDN
56
% Starch
0.4
% Lignin
9.8
% Moisture
11.2
% Dry Matter
88.8
% Ash
6.3
uNDFom 30hr
29.1
uNDFom 120hr
23
uNDFom 240hr
21.6
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
22
Potassium (K)
2.21
Calcium (Ca)
1.47
Magnesium (Mg)
0.25
Phosphorus (P)
0.16
Sulfur (S)
0.22
Chloride (Cl)
0.74
Total Fatty Acids
1.29
C18:1 Oleic
0.1
C18:2 Linoleic
0.16
C18:3 Linolenic
0.19
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