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This hay presents as a well rounded lot with great colour retention and sweet smell. Solid bales with tight moisture range between 9.6% and 11.1%. Average bale weight 10.5%.

Vetch crop with even germination during a dry start. Good establishment and expected to grow well from now to cutting with warmer weather and recent rain. Planted on 20 inch spacings. Rolled after planting to assist with baling. Small amount of residual stubble. An excellent stack of well prepared vetch hay a very good sweet smelling aroma. Currently being stacked in an excellent shed with very good drainage without weather damage. Moisture was between 10 & 18 with an average of 12.4

500 tonnes of good vetch hay prepared in cool conditions even quality across the stack which is on plastic in an excellent shed good moisture content averaging 12.8%

Neo barley in good secure shed on plastic. Soft handling, has retained a good amount of colour and has a nice aroma. About 10 mm of rain on windrow has had very little effect. Shedded within a few days of baling Heads are well formed but with no grain.

Oaten crop with even germination at tillering stage. Rolled after planting. Had dry start with good falls rain in last 6 weeks. Has had broadleaf weed spray. Expected to yield 6 ton ha. 700 bales of oaten hay prepared in cool conditions slowing the process, good well baled hay averaging 12.9% moisture content & stored on plastic in an excellent shed

Scepter wheat cut before milky dough seed formed. Little rain during curing but sun bleaching has taken out a lot of color. Soft handling with a normal to sweet smell. Some dust when handled. Stored in good secure all weather shed on plastic.

Oaten hay in 8 string 8x4x3 bales. Cut with mower conditioner and cured over three weeks with 1 raking. Had small fall rain during curing but hay has retained good soft texture and colour. Average moisture of 13.8%

Awned wheaten hay slowly cured over a month due to cool conditions and light rain, clean smelling hay, well stored in an excellent shed, good even moisture content averaging 10.4%

A stack of barley hay slowly cured in cool conditions with light rain, well stored in an excellent shed showing good even moisture content averaging 11.1%

This line of hay has weathered well during curing, it is well baled with good even bales ready for most stock applications. Tight moisture range between 9% and 13% with an average of 10.8%. Long curing period with a small amount of staining present.

Soft handling Wallaby oaten hay which has lost some colour over a five week curing period with a little rain. 16.4% average moisture Cut at full flower with little or no milky dough grain. Dusty when handled. Very little black spot.

Vetch, Field pea, wheat clover & rye mix well prepared in challenging conditions. About 1 inch of rain over a couple falls has only caused minor deterioration, even moisture averaging 11.9%, shedded.