Farmers from throughout Australia have been rewarded for making top-quality hay in a season that marked a return to good rising circumstances.
Growers from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia shared the highest honours within the 2023-24 Feed Central Nationwide Hay High quality awards offered throughout the 2024 Australian Fodder Business Affiliation convention in Coffs Harbour.
One farmer, Wade Alexander from Riverleigh Queensland, has taken out two nationwide awards.
Wade Alexander and household.
Feed Central managing director Tim Ford stated all winners had excelled. “Making hay isn’t simple and making good hay is an actual talent so the winners deserve a pat on the again for his or her success,” Mr Ford stated.
The Feed Central Nationwide Hay High quality awards embrace each nationwide and state winners for visible look and feed check overlaying the three main hay sorts, vetch, lucerne and cereal.
The nationwide finest visible look for cereal hay was gained by the Bell Group from Narromine, NSW, for lucerne hay Wade Alexander and household from Riverleigh, Queensland and vetch hay Fitz Farming, Griffith, NSW with contractor Kenlock Cropping.
Tom Bell with supervisor Nathan Orington.
The perfect feed check evaluation nationwide award for cereal hay went to Laurie Williams and Angela Sutherland from Extra Rain Downs at Keith, SA with contractor: Cloverhill Farms, for lucerne Wade Alexander and household from Riverleigh, Queensland and vetch hay feed Canitya Farms from Murrayville, Victoria.
The heaviest cereal bale at 770kg was grown by Harry Divall from Carrick, NSW and the heaviest straw bale at 589kg was grown by Gus Thompson of Oakben Agricultural Co from Rawsonville, NSW.
The Accredited Provider Award went to Scott and Dianna Baxter and household from Lislea Lodge at Picola in Victoria.
Scott and Dianna Baxter and household.
State award winners shall be introduced and offered on farm throughout a nationwide growers’ tour in August.
Mr Ford stated the 2023-24 hay making season produced considerably higher outcomes than the earlier 12 months.
“The massive three – cereal, lucerne and vetch – all had vastly improved high quality and, till not too long ago, good provides,” he stated.
Michael and Drew Pfitzner.
“The earlier 12 months was impacted by moist climate however the 2023-24 season supplied actually good hay making circumstances which may be seen within the outcomes.
“Feed Central inspected greater than 300,000 tonne of hay throughout the monetary 12 months, making the efforts of the winners much more spectacular.”
The Feed Central Nationwide Hay High quality awards recognise and encourage growers to purpose for prime quality hay. Hay listed with Feed Central in preparation on the market is inspected on-farm by an authorized Feed Central inspector and is eligible for entry within the competitors.
Extra particulars may be discovered at www.feedcentral.com.au. Feed Central goals to attach patrons and sellers of fodder and buys, sells and checks hay, grain, silage, straw, by-product and fertiliser.
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