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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%.

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%

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.

Languedoc vetch with good green colour which is spoiled somewhat by residual wheat stubble. Nice aroma. On plastic in good secure shed with all weather access. Light rain extended the curing time but has not had much effect.

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

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%

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%

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.

Large line of heavy Wheaton hay. Heads fully formed but with no grain. Has a nice aroma and still showing a reasonable amount of green colour after 10-12 mm of rain on the windrow The rain has had very little effect. Some ryegrass is possible. Paddock stacked 6 high under caps

150 bales of Elmore CL Wheaton hay. Paddock stacked 6 high under caps. Heads formed but no seed observed. 11.4 ave moisture with a high of 12.8. Nice aroma. Had 20 mm rain on windrow but has retained some green colour with very little black spotting and presents well.