Yom

7 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

I like to buy locally if I can.

Me too. - Im sure in CR there are some 

agricultural supply shops or  ร้านวัสดุการเกษตร?

(possibly also Global or Thaiwatsadu)

Wood chipper - very good idea.

 https://www.lazada.co.th/

This one is 17k Baht

December 4   -   18:00

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On 11/22/2020 at 11:07 PM, Forza2002 said:

and it's only Nov...

Coming Soon

December not too bad compared with our 'neighbours'

ChiangRai                                           ChiangMai

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10 hours ago, CorpusChristie said:

Its the poor kids that I have sympathy for

This might be one of the best points.

I think there are many pros and cons. 

Thanks for your persistence, CC.

December 3   -   10:00

Increasing PM2.5 numbers not far from here

https://aqicn.org/here  

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15 minutes ago, ripstanley said:

I searched google and found the following.

Some more/other cases:

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398966

December 2   -   18:00

North

ChiangRai

ChiangMai

Lampang-Phrae

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Thanks, VocalNeal. This is pleasant.

Good governor in Phayao?

The last years it was 'better' than today in Phrae province.

May be  I wrote this already:

One positive trend that showed up in the satellite data this year was a reduction in fire activity in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The two states have seen fire counts drop every year since 2016, likely because of increased enforcement of bans on paddy burning. In fact ...  

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147547/a-busy-season-for-crop-fires-in-northwestern-india?src=eoa-iotd

Basics?

November 30   -   20:00

At night north of Phrae increasing PM2.5-numbers,

now  AQI 140. - No wonder considering these fires,

especially in the Yom valley and in Chiang Rai / Mae Sai.

Chiang Mai & Lampang seem to be ok.

 Phrae

 CR

 CM

 Lampang

The North:

I'm not sure dear Khun Prayut Chan-o-cha

is reading Thaivisa. - He better should.

"So, 'what the hell are they burning in 2563

in Phrae and in Chiang Rai and in Mae Sai?'

*  Fired!  All Governors!  *

Matching? 

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November 28   -   20:00

Northern Thailand

and the over all picture becomes more

impressing:

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In our area, north of Phrae, the wood of an old house (teak) would usually be sold

at around 80KBaht. The buyer will do all the work dismantling the house and transporting the material.

Don't forget, wood is very expensive.   (even there doesn't seem to be a lobby)

If it's old and teak or red wood (mai daeng or mai braduu) then very, very ...

Teak might be better to sell/furniture, the others are very hard to work with.

But super durable too. - I think/hope, that this is correct.

Have you tried to sell via thaivisa.com - Classifieds?

Or bahtsold.com?

May be you should be a bit patient.

Good luck!

3 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

if you 2 don't get on go to local govt office in your province and ask. 

I'd prefer a lawyer for clearing the facts.

Perhaps cost you/him 10 KBaht, but everything else might become much more expensive.

Only one question: why would you buy land?

Almost everything has already been said above (e.g. rickudon, kingofthemountain at this page).

Though it may sound pessimistic, but now and in the future we do small scale farming,

better gardening - only as a hobby.

We lost a lot of time, enjoyment of work and money too to deal with the 'facts'.

Only one warning for 'mango friends': the Rhytidodera bowringii.

Its ugly stem boring larvae had destroyed many of our  10 to 15 year old mango trees.

(almost) No chance against it.

Returning to the OP, for me it is totally understandable that farmers prefer rice cultivation.

But when the price drops dramatically ...

14 hours ago, Chandler said:

Just might be hard to move the gf/wife away from family lol.

Try harder.

November 28   -   12:00

At noon almost the same as 2 days ago

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November 27   -   18:00

Phrae AQI 33, but 20 km north: AQI  137

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3 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

i lost my job after

absolutly different, sorry.

4 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

my wife wanted divorce

this too

5 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

You must find the way again and again at some times.

Thanks.

But some people can't. Never. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Suphot, 58, had brought his unhusked rice, Thammanit, 34, announced the low price, Suphot got a shotgun and fired at his head.

I want the OP reduced to the most important.

What a tragedy. One man dead, the other in prison.

And two families mourning. May be helpless? No future.

Why?

I could aqlso add e.g. 'The Plague and the Promise in Thai Rice', this was 2017 ...

or http://www.indexmundi.com/de/rohstoffpreise/?ware=reis&wahrung=thb

... but I am more inclined to pity the dead. And also with the man who caused it.

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November 26   -   12:00

CM - CR - Lampang

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Masks   -   PM2.5  -  Covid

... it is reasonable to consider China KN95, AS/NZ P2, Korea 1st Class,

and Japan DS2 FFRs as “similar” to US NIOSH N95 and European FFP2

respirators, for filtering non-oil-based particles such as those resulting from

wildfires, PM 2.5 air pollution, volcanic eruptions, or bioaerosols (e.g. viruses).

(see also attached PDF)

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Comparison_FFP2_KN95_N95_Filtering_Facepiece_Respirator_Classes_rev4.pdf

November 25   -   12:00

Most of Isan and the Eastern Seaboard green.

https://aqicn.org/here

https://www.ventusky.com/

https://www.windy.com/

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November 24   -   20:00

Bad tonight - CM and CR worse than BKK

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November 24   -   11:00 

Green north of Phrae, a happy day

Chiang Mai                                                      Chiang Rai

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So much prattle.