Marketplace in Geranium SA

Excellent line of barley hay. Near perfect example of hay cut at the right growth stage and having ideal curing conditions. Cut with mower conditioner and raked with a rotary rake once and baled before any rain. Demonstrating excellent colour, leaf retention and heavy bale weights.

Good line of barley hay with reasonable colour. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Had one rain event during curing of about 40mm. Nice short crop with soft texture and normal hay smell.

A solid line of Oaten hay with good leaf in bale. It has experienced rainfall in the windrow, which has knocked the colour; but still retains majority green, though with water marking present. Product was cut early and has an average moisture of 11.3%. Stored in a good shed.

Good line of oaten hay cut with head emergence, but no milky dough. Cut with mower conditioner and raked once. Still has good colour considering rain before baling and soft to touch with a normal hay smell. Heavy bales.

Line of a dedicated oaten hay crop. Some volunteer wheat evident. Cut at full flower raked immediately behind mower and then again ahead of baler. Rain during curing process has caused black spots on top of windrow but fresh green hay with a good aroma inside the rows remained. Baled with an 8 string krone with hay king applied. Extremely even line of bales stacked 9 high. Average moisture 12.3%.

Line of awned wheaten hay cut at early maturity, but has experienced a couple of showers in the curing period. Unfortunately the colour has suffered water marking as a result, though there remains a good portion of green to light green leaf throughout the lot. Average moisture of 11.9%

Good line of a barley and vetch blend. Hay presents far better than rain during curing period would suggest. Comprising of a 30% vetch and 70% barley mix, which was cut with a mower conditioner and raked once. Good heavy bales from a Krone 8 string baler. Nice and soft to touch with good leaf retention .

A line of Oaten Hay which has experienced an extended curing window due to rainfall. Colour has been affected, but the leaf in in the product has retained good texture. Well-made hay for the poor curing conditions.

Good line of a dedicated oaten hay crop grown under irrigation. Tight rows cut at 4m and not touched until baling. 2 rain events during curing, top of the row was bleaching but quality maintained inside the row. Baled with an 8 string krone baler with hay king applied at baling. Shedded immediately.

Dedicated oaten hay crop sown on legume stubble. Some bleaching on top of windrows but fantastic quality remained inside the row. Raked immediately behind mower and not touched again until baling. Baled with an 8 string krone baled with hay king applied at baling. All weather road train access available.

Well baled line of Oaten hay . Would be good source of fodder for many feed applications. Rain during curing has affected quality. Moistures range from10% to 14%with an average of 12.8%

Good line of wheaten hay despite some rain damage during curing. Hay has a great aroma considering curing time and conditions. Some ryegrass evident throughout. Solid 8 strings bales at 680kg shedded immediately after baling. Average moisture 11%.