#96613
Benetas vetch hay in 8x4x3 bales
Benatas vetch hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales. Cut early with mower conditioner and cured over three weeks with 1 raking. Lovely quality green leaf with soft texture and short stems.
Seller Information:
Summary
Visual grade: AA
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Vetch
Sold By The
tonne
Variety
Benetas
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
$/kg C.P. (ex-farm)
2.13
¢/MJ M.E. (ex-farm)
4.35
Protein (%)
21.5
ME (MJ / kg)
10.51
Moisture (%)
12.5
Visual Grade
AA
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
210 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Documents
Visual
Benatas vetch hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales. Cut early with mower conditioner and cured over three weeks with 1 raking. Lovely quality green leaf with soft texture and short stems.
Crop
Type / Species
Vetch
Variety
Benetas
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
300
Bale / Package Weight
700 kg
Volume in Tonnes
210
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
Good shed
Storage Status / Stage
Shedded
Storage Surface
Floor lining - rubber, plastic, etc
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
13.6
Moisture High (%)
16.9
Moisture Low (%)
12
Number of Tests
22
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Weeds Comments
Mustard
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Foreign Material Comments
Trace of straw in core sample.
Cutting & Curing
How Long Cured (days)
21
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
Weather while Curing
Light Rain or Heavy Dew
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
<25% flower
Raked Times
1
Comment
Light fall rain with minimal damage to hay
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
01-Nov-2026
Baling to Storage Time
Up to 1 week
Stem
Stem Length Comment
Short stem length with soft texture
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
12
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 in texture, leaf >99% retention on stem. Leaf dripping end of bales
Leaf Retention comment
Good leaf content and quality
Aroma
Aroma
Normal to sweet hay smell, no dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
21/07/2026
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
NIR - Feed Test (96613-NIRD-1)
Metabolisable Energy (ME)
10.51
Relative Feed Value
158
Horse Digestible Energy (DE)
10.75
Relative Forage Quality
160
Non-Fibre Carbohydrates (NFC)
34.6
Ethanol Soluble Carbohydrates (ESC)
5.7
% Crude Fat
2
Digestible Energy (DE)
12.27
Net Energy Gain (NEg)
3.35
Net Energy Lactation (NEl)
6.12
Net Energy Maintenance (NEm)
5.78
Crude Protein (CP)
21.5
% Available Protein
19.9
Soluble Protein
7
Degradable Protein
16
% ADICP
1.6
% NDICP
3.8
Soluble Protein % of CP
33
Degradable Protein % of CP
75
Est. Lysine
1.0922
Est. Methionine
0.3354
Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF)
37.9
Acid Detergent Fibre (ADF)
31.6
aNDFom
36.6
Water Soluble Carbohydrates (WSC)
7.8
% TDN
63
% Starch
1.7
% Lignin
5.7
% Moisture
12.5
% Dry Matter
87.5
% Ash
7.9
uNDFom 30hr
19.2
uNDFom 120hr
15.1
uNDFom 240hr
14.4
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
35
Potassium (K)
1.73
Calcium (Ca)
1.35
Magnesium (Mg)
0.2
Phosphorus (P)
0.3
Sulfur (S)
0.24
Chloride (Cl)
0.71
Total Fatty Acids
1.17
C18:1 Oleic
0.02
C18:2 Linoleic
0.21
C18:3 Linolenic
0.3
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