Marketplace in Rainbow VIC

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%

No rain on hay. A consistent fresh green colour

Good quality hay, optimum baling time. Nice colour and good leaf retention. Weighbridge on site, good gravel access. Easy for b-double trucks or road trains to get around the yard.

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.

2025 Wheaten Hay baled on the 22nd of November. A few days of baling. Average bale weight is 650kg and there is a combination of 6 string and 8 string bales. Cooler curing periods and light showers have left some staining on bales but less than 5% damage. About 5-10% of ryegrass in paddock. Some bales may show more rye in than others. Any seeds won’t be viable due to cutting prior to maturity. It was conditioned when cut. Average moisture of 12.1%. Lowest was 10% and highest was 19.1%. Fairy even and consistent moisture readings. Two or three readings were 14% and 15%. Soft in texture. Excellent leaf and head retention. Nice green colour. Not much sunbleaching on the inside of bale. Sunbleaching on outside of bales. Some stains from poorer curing conditions as well. Sweet and fresh hay aroma. Great storage and access to the road for trucks.

A nice line of vetch that has had minimal weather effect and with good aroma. Moisture range from 10% to16% with average moisture of 14%.

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.

No issues with moisture from balers or tests, great access for road trains and always access to a loader. Graveled yard with weighbridge on site

Good consistant crop was cut and baled, raked once and baled at optimum time. Good colour, nice smell and consistant weight. Shed has good water drainage, gravel frontage and weighbridge on site. Plenty of room for b-double or road trains

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%.

2025/26 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%.