JungleBiker

I agree with Kickstart's comments about the shed in the video. It will be like an oven producing roast beef. Where's the Yorkshire pudding and gravy? 

Even UK farmers have to consider heat stress: https://hydor.co.uk/what-is-heat-stress-and-why-is-it-a-threat-to-your-cow-shed/ 

Take a look at this manual: https://dl-manual.com/doc/tropical-beef-production-manual-5zdnm2j61eor 

This one for dairy... http://amsacta.unibo.it/4272/1/Dairy_Housing_report_2015.pdf 

Lots of relevant info here: https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/research-and-development/documents/beef-cattle-feedlots---design-and-construction---web2.pdf 

Not specifically about housing cattle but you may find it interesting... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731121001385#s0015 

You didn't provide a close up photo of the plant but I think it is water mimosa.... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptunia_oleracea (Thai names are given)

https://avrdc.org/water-mimosa-neptunia-oleracea/

It is eaten raw as a vegetable.

It's a nitrogen-fixing legume. 

For aquatic forage plants, this website does not include water mimosa but does include several others that are easy to find in Thailand: https://www.feedipedia.org/content/feeds?category=13587

Shots? I guess you mean shoots, or plants or cuttings. 

There are many many online sellers.

Here are some examples:

https://supersaleth.com/product/แก้วมังกรเหลืองอิสราเอล1-ต้นสุดยอดครับ-อร่อย-ลูกใหญ่สะใจ-หายาก-ขึ้นชื่อว่าเป็นแก้วมังกรที่อร่อยที่สุดในโลกสินค้าพร้อมส่ง-s282771191-p6341926249.html

https://shopee.co.th/กิ่งพันธุ์แก้วมังกรแดงไต้หวัน-พันธุ์แก้วมังกรแดงไต้หวัน-แก้วมังกรแดงไต้หวัน-ลูกโต-ดก-หวาน-กิ่งพันธุ์มีรากพร้อมปลูก-i.81022311.5461059584

https://www.nanagarden.com/product/296703

https://web.facebook.com/ต้นพันธุ์แก้วมังกร-เสาวรส-พริก-109356480435037/

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/5-30cm-i756746493.html

https://shopee.co.th/กิ่งแก้วมังกร-สีแดงทับทิม-รสหวาน-ผลดก-ปักชำติดง่าย-เจ้าของสวนขายเอง-ราคาถูก-ขั้นต่ำ10กิ่ง-i.192285049.4015434224

The way to find Thai websites like these, is to use google translate to translate your search words from English to Thai and then put those Thai words into Google using the browser Google Chrome. Then when you get a list of hits, you can right click to translate the page of hits into English. Then click on the sites that appear to be offering what you are looking for. You can also click on the images tab to see what is on offer (I find it easier/quicker than reading text). Then when you visit a Thai webpage, right click to translate into English. 

5 minutes ago, smiggley said:

Of all the covid infections in Thailand only .0027% have died so what is Thailand doing that other countries arn't? 

See my post above. 

5 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Out of every hundred people who contract it, experts believe one will die. 

Which countries are you talking about? I think you're talking about countries like USA and Europe where large percentages of their populations are in the at-risk (of death) cohorts (i.e. the elderly, obese, etc). Countries in SE Asia have much smaller percentages of at-risk people. 

3 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

That's funny. ????

Not sure why you think it's funny but I guess it's because you don't believe the Lao government's reports. Up to you.  

Total number of cases recorded so far is 45, with zero deaths. There are only a few active cases at present and they are in quarantine, two of them were Lao people returning from Thailand.   

13 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

Good question!  We know where our outbreak came from, migrants.  Vietnam also has a very porous border.  Could have come in from Laos, Cambodia or China.  It'd be interesting to know....

No covid here in Laos. 

On 1/9/2021 at 6:38 PM, bunnydrops said:

That looks like exactly what I am looking for. Did you buy it for ground cover or for green house cover. I have been thinking of changing my green house cover. I was thinking of using rigid plastic roofing but this may be better.

I bought it for ground cover, to prevent weeds growing. It is black, I think 99+% opaque, so it will not work as a greenhouse cover. For covering greenhouses, the same company sells clear plastic films and insect netting. 

I previously bought some of the woven kind from this company: http://www.tctthainet.com/en/พลาสติกปูพื้นชนิดพิเศษ/  

You should consider the weight of the cloth (grams/m2). I'd would suggest not less than 100 g/m2. 

This guy is the owner. Sorry I don't have his address: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charoen_Sirivadhanabhakdi 

On 10/23/2020 at 4:36 PM, djayz said:

My apologies if this topic has already been covered here and if this info is easily found on the net (my search parameters came up with "0 search results found"). 

I'd like to grow a few Cavendish banana trees. No particular reason, just would like to grow these in addition to the few local bananas we have. 

Any suggestions as to where I can find them in Korat, eventually BKK? What are they called in Thai? 

The key is to search in Thai language! And if like me you are useless in reading/writing Thai you need 2 tools: Google Translate and Chrome browser (and use the right click translate to English feature). Then you can go between English and Thai and will find mega loads of interesting info about everything related to agriculture in Thailand. So for example...

You may be interested in this research thesis dated 2018: http://mab.eco.ku.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5914752175.pdf (you can copy and paste into Google Translate). 

There  are many kinds of banana but I'm pretty sure what you are looking for is the subject of the above thesis and it's called Hom Thong Banana or Fragrant Golden Banana or กล้วยหอมทอง (kluay hom thong). 

There are many sellers of plants online but in Thai language. E.g. https://shopee.co.th/หน่อกล้วยหอมทองปทุมฯ-10-หน่อ-290-บาท-ส่งฟรี-ทั่วประเทศ-i.53860482.6119753272  And you will see more suppliers near the bottom of the page. 

But it's better to get tissue-cultured plants if you can (to avoid pests and diseases). Here is one such supplier but they say "out of stock": http://www.kingsplant59.com/product/4/กล้วยหอมทอง-เพาะเนื้อเยื่อ-ต้นละ-10-บาท 

Another lab here: https://web.facebook.com/1504881953073063/posts/2142450339316218/?_rdc=1&_rdr 

This place in Mahasarakham has 30 varieties of banana in tissue culture.. 

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

Just read in the Post that 12 Thais were caught crossing illegally.  They were trying to escape the spread of the virus there.

There are lots of people entering Thailand illegally. Easy to cross the Mekong river from Laos to Thailand. 

On 10/12/2020 at 3:58 PM, sirocco said:

 

 

 

 

 

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS  40 M de haut tout de même, et ses graines.

My Alstonia scholaris trees are like in your photos. Not like the OP's photos. 

On 12/20/2019 at 3:59 PM, ireckonso said:

I think biochar has some great potential in soil use but for hydroponics you need a media that is inert. Way too much carbon in biochar that would cause problems.

What problems would the carbon cause?

On 9/15/2020 at 8:20 AM, sometime said:

4 Stroke Honda engine Japan

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i552222689-s1006812814.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1

That's not a Honda. 

23 hours ago, Michael Hare said:

 

 

A field trial in Northeast Thailand during 2015‒2018 evaluated the forage accumulation and nutritive value of 5 Megathyrsus cultivars, Mombasa, Tanzania, Massai, Zuri and Mun River.

 

This trial showed that both Zuri and Mun River would be ideal replacements for Mombasa and Tanzania in Northeast Thailand, as they would appeal to smallholder farmers for cut-and-carry forage with their upright, broad leaves, and at least similar DM production to Mombasa and superior DM production to Tanzania.

Hello Michael,

You did not include Mulato II in the trial - might that be because Mulato II is not popular for cut-and-carry due to it not being so upright in growth habit? Or is there another reason?

What about the upright-growing Brachiaria variety Cobra - what happened to it? I think you started trials but did not commercialise the seed production? 

JB

On 7/4/2020 at 8:49 PM, khwaibah said:

Makro finest ground beef mince. ... I only had two with chips and drink.

 

Something tells me you're not a slim chap but I may be wrong.  ????

1 hour ago, yellowboat said:

Condos are more fun to build than reservoirs.  

The government is building condos? 

18 hours ago, Lingba said:

...obviously Thais returning home won't be affected..only farangs...Thais are bullet proof...

Generally speaking, that is probably true.

Aren't you aware of the covid-19 host genetics initiative? 

https://www.covid19hg.org/partners/ 

On 5/1/2020 at 4:37 PM, Saraburi121 said:

Directions say use 100 grams to 20 liters of water.  I only have a 2 liter spray bottle so 2.5 grams.  Says every 7 days.  Does that sound like an appropriate mix/schedule for chili’s?  

  

I am puzzled by your arithmetic... if 100 grams is used in 20 litres, then surely 2 litres requires 10 grams, not 2.5 grams? 

On 11/21/2019 at 3:16 PM, Michael Hare said:

The DLD in Thailand just seems to go on promoting these two very low quality grasses,  Napier grass and sweet israel grass. Before the cows will it they have to be chopped through the chaff cutters. DLD refuses to promote the guinea grasses and Mulato II hybrid brachiaria. Today at my company, we just finishing cleaning a wonderful new succulent guinea grass which I have named Mun River guinea grass after the Mun river that flows through Ubon. We also this week, moved into our new seed store

 

 

Do you know what is the proper name for "sweet Israel grass"? What species is it and does it have a variety name that is used internationally? To me, it looks like a variety of napier grass with a different growth habit.  

Is seed of Mun River guinea grass available these days?

15 hours ago, Mavideol said:

they have been using the monkeys, God knows for how long, to climb up the palm tress and drop the coconut, it's not really a job more like fun for some monkeys as I saw/see them do it on a regular basis

It's great to know that ThaiVisa has a wildlife expert in its ranks! ???? 

Can anyone tell me the name of any good glutinous rice varieties suited to growing in NE Thailand with irrigation (for the wet season and dry season) and able to yield at least 5 tons/hectare (800 kg/rai) with good management (good soil preparation, fertiliser, weed control, etc)? 

I know "RD6" was (perhaps still is?) a high yielding variety but it is quite old now, so I am wondering if there is something better available now? 

Thanks. JB. 

7 hours ago, drbeach said:

Thailand has tested PLENTY of people, more than 200,000. Look at the Corona virus meter website. If you want to be suspicious of any governments ask yourself why Laos and Cambodia have only managed a paltry 19 and 122 cases, with no new cases in several weeks, respectively. It's because the former has only performed 3500 tests and the latter about 14000. If they tested 10 times more, dozens of new cases would surely appear.

 

As far as I'm concerned, Thailand and Vietnam have done all they have been asked to do during this crisis. Meanwhile, Laos and Cambodia kind of don't want to take part. And I'm not the only one thinking this. Channel One 31's news host questioned why Laos (back in late March I think it was) had recorded zero cases. He later had to make an apology to the Lao embassy. Of course this was just a face saving exercise but the truth is, there are many discrepancies with this whole virus situation, especially odd is what's happening in neighboring countries.

Actually all the countries in this area, including many provinces of China, have very few or zero deaths. I reckon >99.9% of the people in this area do not react the same way to Covid-19 as people in Europe and North America. People here have been living alongside the many kinds of coronavirus for tens of thousands of years. Think of Darwin and genetics.