#86849
Sorghum - Forage Hay 86849
$250 per tonne + GST
Well grown sorghum crop, great nutrition through growth and well timed rain. Cut post flowering into early grain fill. Was 50% cut with a small shower of rain before bailed. Other 50% cut and bailed in dry conditions. Feed test supplied supports a great forage sorghum crop. See photos for hay and pre flowering crop. Started cutting after Christmas.
Bettagraze forage sorghum in 8x4x3 bales stacked on edge of paddock under tarps. Average moisture of 12%. Cut with mower conditioner at early seeding. Grown on irrigated fields with no water applied. Small amount of dust in core sample. Approx 50% green leaf. Cured in hot dry conditions with two rakings.
4.14 tonnes available
Summary
Visual grade: A
Ad Type
For Sale
Category
Hay & Fodder
Commodity
Hay
Dominant Species
Sorghum - Forage
Sold By The
tonne
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Tarped)
Visual Grade
A
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Units
4.14 tonnes
Bale / Package Weight
460 kg
Visual
Bettagraze forage sorghum in 8x4x3 bales stacked on edge of paddock under tarps. Average moisture of 12%. Cut with mower conditioner at early seeding. Grown on irrigated fields with no water applied. Small amount of dust in core sample. Approx 50% green leaf. Cured in hot dry conditions with two rakings.
Crop
Type / Species
Sorghum - Forage
Irrigated
No
Volume
Quantity
9
Bale / Package Weight
460 kg
Volume in Tonnes
4.14
Packaging
Broken Strings
<5%
Bale / Package Size
Lge Sq 8x4x3
Wrap Type
6 - string
Material Consistency
Very even <5% variation in material
Organic/GMO
Organic?
No
Storage
Storage Comment
Stacked on side of paddock on raised areas, well drained.
Storage Status / Stage
Paddock Stacked (Tarped)
Storage Surface
Earth / paddock surface
Rodent
Mice/Rats
None Observed
Moisture
Moisture Average (%)
12
Moisture High (%)
13.8
Moisture Low (%)
10.2
Number of Tests
40
# Tests >18%
0
Weeds
Weed Amount
Nil - 1%
Foreign Material
Summarise foreign material in core sample or bale?
Nil
Cutting & Curing
Rainfall damage
Clean leaf & stems
How Long Cured (days)
18
Weather while Curing
Hot dry conditions no rain
How Cut
Mower Conditioner
Maturity When Cut
Young <50% heads emerged or cob evident
Raked Times
2
Comment
Hot dry curing period
Steamed at baling?
No
Harvesting
Harvest Date
13-Jan-2025
Baling to Storage Time
Same day
Stem
80% Stem Length (cm) Approx
45
Stem Thickness
Sorghum 6-8 mm
Was the product chopped?
No
Colour
Colour of Core Samples
SO3 - >50% shades of green, with remainder bleached to bright white / golden colour
Leaf
Leaf Retention
Normal to dry texture
Aroma
Aroma
Normal species hay smell, possible dust
Inspection
Inspector
Accredited Inspector
Inspection Date
23/02/2025
Inspection Manager
Grower Services
Feed Test
86849-NIRD-1
% Acid Detergent Fiber
38.2
% ADICP
1.1
% Ash
9.3
% Available Protein
8.9
% Calcium
0.44
% Chloride
0.86
% Crude Fat
1.2
% Crude Protein
10
% Dry Matter
90.3
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
5.7
% Lignin
4.6
% Magnesium
0.25
% Moisture
9.7
% NDICP
3
% Neutral Detergent Fiber
65.3
% Phosphorus
0.26
% Potassium
2.18
% Starch
0.2
% Sulfur
0.15
% TDN
55
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
8.3
aNDFom
61.2
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
10.13
Degradable Protein % of CP
76
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
7.87
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
8.35
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
39
Net Energy Gain
1.94
Net Energy Lactation
4.23
Net Energy Maintenance
4.24
Relative Feed Value
84
Soluble Protein % of CP
47
uNDFom120
25.1
uNDFom240
21.5
uNDFom30
32.8
Est. Lysine %
0.264
Est. Methionine %
0.193
C18.1
0.03
C18.2
0.04
C18.3
0.02
RDP
8
RFQ
99
TFA
0.55
SP
5
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
17.2
86849-NIRD-3
% Acid Detergent Fiber
41.8
% ADICP
1.4
% Ash
14
% Available Protein
8.4
% Calcium
0.58
% Chloride
0.74
% Crude Fat
1.1
% Crude Protein
9.8
% Dry Matter
91.9
% ESC (Simple Sugars)
3.5
% Lignin
3.5
% Magnesium
0.26
% Moisture
8.1
% NDICP
3.5
% Neutral Detergent Fiber
64.6
% Phosphorus
0.22
% Potassium
1.85
% Starch
0.2
% Sulfur
0.12
% TDN
52
% WSC (Water Sol. Carbs.)
4.2
aNDFom
56.4
DE 1X (MJ/kg)
9.58
Degradable Protein % of CP
71
Horse DE (MJ/kg)
6.93
ME 1X (MJ/kg)
7.8
NDFD 24hr % of NDF
27
Net Energy Gain
1.55
Net Energy Lactation
4.04
Net Energy Maintenance
3.82
Relative Feed Value
81
Soluble Protein % of CP
42
uNDFom120
25.5
Est. Lysine %
0.25872
Est. Methionine %
0.18914
uNDFom240
21.1
uNDFom30
30.1
C18.1
0.02
C18.2
0.02
C18.3
0.01
RDP
7
RFQ
78
TFA
0.44
SP
4
% Non Fibre Carbo. (NFC)
14.1
Product Location:
Wee Waa, NSW
Location is approximate.
Seller Information:
SAM CARBERRY
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