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An excellent stack of barley hay prepared in ideal conditions without rain and well stored in a new shed. The whole operation only took 8 days so colour, leaf retention etc is all very good. Moisture content is very even averaging 10.3%

Wheaten hay cured over 14 days in windy conditions with 5 millimetres of rain. Good colour and leafy, well shedded, moisture content averaging 10.9%

Oates Hay baled on the 2nd of November. Large square bales, 6 string. Nice even shaped bales. Stacked in paddock. Ideal curing conditions, no significant rain events during the curing period. A little bit of barley and brome visible in the odd bale end. Good colour and texture. Fresh hay aroma.

Neo barley hay cut before milky dough stage and stored in a good secure shed on plastic with all weather access including road trains Bales around 670kg. About 25-30mm of rain on windrow took the colour out but still showing a lot of green. Normal to soft handling texture with a nice aroma. Bale Shield inoculant was used. Light spray with Cameras of Glyphosate was sprayed on the windrow to prevent regrowth.

2025/26 Barley Header Tailings in tight and neat 6 and 8 string bales. Soft handling with no black spotting with the odd yellow stem. Normal aroma not dusty. On plastic in good secure shed. Average moisture reading 12.9%.

Scepter Wheaton hay shedded straight after baling into good secure shed with all weather access. Heavy 8 string bales. Dodged a lot of the seasons wet curing weather but still endured 20 mm rain which has caused some black spotting. Sun has bleached most of the green colour. Has a dry texture but has a fair aroma. Milky dough seed very evident. Silac was used.

Heavy bales of oats with at least 50% brome grass. Mostly the brome was cut before seed was developed but there is some more mature stems. Has avoided black spotting and retained a little color. Average moisture is 14.9 %. Hayguard was applied at baling. Percentage of brome and oats mix varies across the lot.

Tomahawk Wheaton hay cut before milky dough stage and stored in a good secure shed on plastic with all weather access including road trains About 15 mm of rain on windrow took the colour out but still showing a lot of green. Normal to dry texture with a good aroma. Bale Shield inoculant was used. Average moisture 10.9%

Winteroo oats cut early with milky dough possible. Cured in 28 days after 40 mm of rain caused discoloration. 14.2% average moisture with a normal to soft texture. Silac was applied at baling. Some yellow stems.

Winteroo oats in good secure shed with good all weather access on plastic. Cut in full flower with milky dough possible. Cured in 28 days with 40 mm rain on windrow 6 moisture readings over 18% out of 42. Silac was used. Some yellow stems. Normal to soft texture.

Mulgara oaten hay stored in a good shed on plastic with good all weather access. 12.2 average moisture with a dry texture. A number of light rain events on windrow has taken out some of the colour but has a nice aroma. Silac was used and the hay was chopped at baling

Scepter wheat stored in a good shed on plastic with all weather access. A dry texture. Sun bleached with a little black spot caused by a number of light rain events during a difficult curing. However, there are still some green stems Silac was used at baling