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2025 Oaten Hay baled on the 24th of October. The average bale weight is 720kg. The conditions were ideal during the curing period. Moisture reading mostly 12-13%. Lowest was 10% and highest was 16%. The average was 12.5%. Stem length ranging from 25-30cm. Normal to soft in texture. Excellent leaf retention. Very green core sample. Excellent colour on the inside of bale. Outside of bales are a bit sun bleached. No water damage. Sweet and fresh hay aroma. Excellent storage and great access to storage for trucks.

2025 Barley Hay baled on the 9th of October. The average bale weight is 800kg. Baled with an 8 string baler. Ideal curing conditions. Moisture readings mostly 10-11%. The average moisture was 10.9%. The lowest was 9.3% and the highest was 13.3%. Stem length ranging from 25-30cm. Normal and soft in texture. Has excellent leaf retention. Fresh green colour in sample. Some sunbleached stems bleached stems. No rain damage. Plenty of fresh green colour on the inside of bales. Fresh and sweet hay aroma. Excellent storage and great access to storage for trucks.

2026 Oaten Hay baled on the 23rd of October with an 8 string baler. The average bale weight is 610. Some bales are shedded, hoping to get paddock stacked bales into shed soon. Moisture readings were mostly about 11-12%. The average was 12.3%. The lowest was 10.2% and the highest was 18.7%. Stem length ranging from 25-30cm. Normal to soft in texture and great leaf retention. There is a nice green colour on the inside of bale. Outside of bales are a bit sun bleached. The core sample is a mixture of green stems and sunbleached stems. Not too much rain damage visible in core sample, can be seen on some bales on the exterior. Sweet and fresh hay aroma.

2026 Vetch hay, baled from the 26th - 29th of October. Bale weight 650-700kgs. Baled with 8 String Krone baler. Moisture average 10.3%. Paddock stacked at home location with good access to the road.

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2025 Cereal Rye hay baled on the 23rd of September. Ideal curing conditions, no rain or dews. Average bale weight 650kg. Baled with 8 String Krone baler. Excellent green colour. Moisture average 8.1%. Stored in a good shed with good access to the road.

Oaten Hay, some rain during curing time but still got colour, moistures range between 10 - 16%

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.

2026 vetch hay baled on 10th October with a 6 string baler. Average bale weights are. Hay is shedded. Cut with a mower conditioner. There was 40mm of rain during the curing period. Consistent moisture readings of 14-15%. Few lower readings 11-12% and two higher readings of 19.9% and 20.7%. Stem length ranging from 10-15cm. Normal texture, plenty of leaf retention. Bit of green through out sample. Normal hay smell. Great storage and great access to shed.

No rain on hay. A consistent fresh green colour

Hay had 17mm of rain on it. Mix of Oaten and vetch hay. As it’s a blend the bales can vary a bit with some more vetch dominant and some more oat dominant. Average moisture of 12.6%.

2025 Oaten Hay baled on the 29th of October. Light rain event during curing period, less than 5mm and dried out quick. Average bale weight 730kg. Cut using a mower conditioner. Large square bales 8x4x3 and 8 string. Average moisture 11.7%. Lowest moisture was 10.3% and highest was 13.9%. Stem length in bale ranging from 15-20cm. Very soft in texture and good leaf retention. Good green colour in bale, a bit of sun bleaching and less than 5% black spotting. Fresh and sweet hay aroma. Great access for trucks from road.