Marketplace in Charlton VIC

2025 Vetch hay baled on the 13th of October. Ideal curing conditions, no rain or dews. Average bale weight 680kg. Baled with 8 String Krone baler. Excellent green colour and soft texture. Great leaf retention. Moisture average 11.9% with majority reading 12%. No high moistures. Highest moisture read 13.7%. Stored in a good shed with good access to the road.

Barley hay baled on the 18th of October 2025. Bales weight average is 680kg. Bales are 6 string and 8 string. A contractor helped with baling. Excellent green colour. Soft texture. Fresh and sweet hay aroma. Moisture readings average is 11.4%. No high moistures. Ideal curing conditions.

Oat Barley mix hay baled on the 7th of October 2025. Majority oats. Nice evenly shaped bales. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Bale weights about 715kg. Good shed and accessible easily to the road. Good green colour and soft texture. No high moisture bales. Highest moisture reading was 13.4%. Moisture tested an average of 11.9%. Very consistent bale moistures. Fresh sweet hay aroma.

Oaten hay baled on the 1st of November 2025. Ideal curing conditions. No rain. Baled with an 8 string Krone baler. Bale weights average 715kg. Good green colour with not much sun bleaching. Soft texture and good leaf retention. Moisture readings averaged 12.3% with mist reading between 11-12%. Very consistent readings. One bale read 17.3%. Fresh and sweet hay aroma. Nice evenly shaped bales. Good shed and easily accessible to road.

Beautiful green barley hay with an excellent feed test. One rainfall event of 9mm during curing. Good aroma and texture. Average moisture of 11.7%.

A good stack of vetch hay prepared in favourable curing conditions & shedded before any rain on gravel in a well drained position, average moisture content of 13.3%

Oaten hay baled on the 1st of November 2025. Nice and evenly shaped 8x4x3 large square bales. Bale weight average 680. 6 strings. During the curing period, the hay had 17mm before baling however there is no water stain, black stains, mould or damage. Hay dried out pretty quick and the ground was very dry too. Good green colour and soft texture. Good leaf retention. Average moisture 11.9%. No high moisture readings. Good shed with good access to road

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%

A nice line of oaten hay, produced stored and presented to market by experienced professional operators. 8 string bales. Some discolouration due to rainfall while curing. Still tests up exceptionally well. Average moisture 10.3%

A very neat even line of barley hay, produced, stored, and presented to market by experienced professional operators. Eight string bales. Excellent Feed test and colour.

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