In this Summer Series episode of Hay Matters, Tim Ford and Grower Services Manager, Steve Page, revisit one of the most unique fodder stories we’ve come across — the unearthing and marketing of four- to five-year-old haylage buried in underground pits near Warren, NSW. This episode follows the full journey: from the moment new property owner Pat Hull realised he had up to 1,000 tonnes of haylage hidden beneath mounds on his driveway, to uncovering the pits, testing the feed, and successfully selling it to Victorian dairy farms through LocalAg.

Steve first sets the scene, explaining how Pat discovered the buried forage sorghum bales left by the previous owner, who had sealed them underground during the exceptional 2020 season. When tight feed supplies hit southern Australia, Pat decided it was time  ...