JungleBiker

Google dairy goat Thailand and you will see some relevant hits. 

Like this one here in this sub-forum: 

http://www.thelittlefarmthailand.com/goats.html

http://www.sunnyorganicfarm.com/index.php?lay=show&ac=article&Id=539367651

http://breeding.dld.go.th/small/sansak_papers/DairyGoatProductioninThailand.pdf

http://cdn.aphca.org/dmdocuments/Events/First_Asia_Dairy_Goat_Conference/17ADGC_Nakavisut_Thai_Dairy_Goat_Country_Report.pdf

And so on! 

On 6/10/2017 at 3:45 PM, EricTh said:

 

Broccoli has 316 mg per 100 g but Kale has 491 mg.

 

Broccoli is quite common Thai dishes but we have to eat twice as much.

 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php

 

It could be boring eating just one or a few kinds of veg all the time. 

On 5/23/2017 at 11:33 AM, tonray said:

I cannot contribute anything, but if you don't mind can I ask a question ?

 

Are these types of buffalo commonly used in Thailand for meat, dairy, or simply as beasts of burden (plowing, etc) ? Thanks in advance and good luck.

To make meatballs. No dairy buffalo in Thailand (different breed of buffalo - common in South Asia). Farmers mainly use 2-wheel or 4-wheel tractors. Consequently, Thailand's buffalo population has been declining for many years.  

22 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

The Croc Farm is by the airport, it's not a Zoo.
They breed crocs for skin and meat.
Plenty of them around Thailand, without them the Siam Croc would extinct.

Errm... I think it would be better to say that croc farms have contributed to the near extinction of Siam crocs in the wild. 

"Commercial hunting for the skin trade and collection of live animals to stock crocodile farms, in the mid- and late-twentieth century respectively, are considered to be the principal causes for its decline."  http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/5671/0 

4 hours ago, hawker9000 said:

It's kind o' cute that there are some noobs around who imagine corruption here can be eliminated with a few bandaids like a raise for cops and a new law or two ...   Well, here's a clue.  It's so well baked into the actual culture, so deeply entrenched in the local psyche, so much a part of the way things are done, the mindset, the daily experience and the common expectation, it would take generations to change.  And THAT'S assuming anybody really DID even WANT to change it.   Even here on this forum you can see it being defended as practical and efficient!   So there's nothing wrong with dreaming I guess, as long as you know that's all it is.

But that's not a good reason to be defeatist and accept the status quo. 

It looks like the people defending corruption are the ones breaking the laws. 

On 6/6/2017 at 3:27 PM, sanukjim said:

This number seems a lot over the top.That would be about 30% of what Thailands rice crop broght in 2016.

According to ITC's www.trademap.org , in 2016, Thailand exported US$497,936,000 worth of fresh durian. So the 20 billion baht seems to be in the right ballpark, depending on what exchange rates you use, etc.  Half of that went to China, with HK, Taiwan and Vietnam also being key destinations. Rice may be planted on a much larger area but it is a low yielding, low value crop compared with horticultural crops like durian. If a farmer gets a modest yield of say 10 tons/hectare and sells at 50 baht/kg, then he would generate 500,000 baht/hectare (or 80,000 baht/rai) for one season's crop. You can check yourself what rice farmers earn. (We're talking gross, not net.) 

On 6/6/2017 at 8:56 PM, slappy said:

At my local markets Rambutans are selling at 25baht a kilo and durian are at 75 bahts a kilo. Where do they get the price from?

The price they gave was "garden front" or more commonly expressed as "farm gate price". It means the price the farmer gets, but you are talking about a retail price.  

2 hours ago, speckio said:

cops don't make very much money in thailand....so in all honesty, you can't really blame them for taking small bribes for something as little as a minor traffic violation...

 

 

And do you really think that the bribery/corruption in the "police" force is only limited to "minor traffic offences"? 

1 hour ago, speckio said:

cops don't make very much money in thailand....so in all honesty, you can't really blame them for taking small bribes for something as little as a minor traffic violation...

 

 

Keep in mind that they know the salary is low before they join the police, so presumably, they join because they expect to make money from illegally taking bribes. In effect, they join the police in order to become criminals, yes? 

1 hour ago, MaiChai said:

 (diy home centers). In KK you have Dohome, Thai wasadu, Global House and HomeHub; between all of these you can find anything home related (DoHome is my favourite; every kind of tool or building material you could wish for).

 

Also Home Pro.

This list gives you more options (including other varieties of Brassica oleracea): 

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php 

On 6/8/2017 at 2:07 PM, KarenBravo said:

Only No. 8.

Sweet potato and potato are also common.

On 6/8/2017 at 2:53 PM, EricTh said:

 

Thai kale isn't the same as western kale. It actually should be called kailan.

It's basically a Chinese vegetable.

 

 

Both the western and Thai/Chinese kales are different varieties of the same species (which also includes cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli and other veggies):   

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

Without googling, I would guess that the western and Chinese varieties of kale have similar potassium levels. 

52 minutes ago, captspectre said:

last I heard he was in england, if so how can that be if is passport was revoked? 

Thaksin reportedly has passports from Nicaragua and Montenegro. Vorayuth probably has similar arrangements. 

Doesn't he first have to be arrested? Wouldn't extradition come later? 

4 tons per day is way too low. It must be many truck loads per day.

1 hour ago, YetAnother said:

how do the exporters conquer the 'durian smell' ?

What do you mean?

They ship them in full 40ft containers, (not overhead lockers!), mostly to China. 

2 hours ago, Khon Kaen Dave said:

We had two in Patts for 5 years. The money that a poster said was 20k every month. We paid nothing like that, in fact, it was a paltry sum.The bar number's were on his phone. Over the years he saved us from having to pay protection from the Soi gang that tried to intimidate us. He stopped us being bothered by phony licence sellers, telling us that we needed a television licence, a new type of music licence, and a few other tricksters that would appear from time to time. although we never had it kick off in the bars, by felangs, It came close one night when 6 German guys refused to leave the bar, after closing time, due to the match between Germany and Italy, i believe.They were pissed up and getting very noisy,demanding more beer. There wasn't much i could do on my own. We closed the doors and my wife flashed our number to him.He appeared in 10 minutes, and the attitude changed like the wind.They left the bar like sheep, leaving good tips for the girls.Now, for what i was paying, i thought it was well worth while.

But furthermore, what pisses me off is when people complain about corruption, but use it for their own ends.

Eg, Guy gets a  year's bann, in say, the UK, for being caught, drunk driving. His insurance rockets, he loses his licence, cant rent a car, is fined 100 quid, and is inconvenienced no little.

Comes here. Gets a Thai licence, no problem, gets insurance, no problem. Gets pissed up and gets rolled over by plod. He simply slips him 4000 b and he's away. No court case, no ban, insurance stays the same, doesn't lose his licence, and can hire a car from anyone who will rent it to hm. No 1000 quid fine.Whats better UK justice, or Thai police corruption? Unfortunately,the next time he might kill someone, and that will cost him plenty. .

Corruption is a double edged sword

 

It's <deleted> obvious the UK justice system is better because people there will think twice before drinking & driving!! 

2 hours ago, Khon Kaen Dave said:

 Unfortunately, the next time he might kill someone, and that will cost him plenty. .

 

 

And what about the person killed, what will it cost them!??? Their life!

Hi Kickstart, 

I agree with you about the clover. I think jak2002003 (post #3) is mis-identifying a weed in his lawn.  

Hamata is one species of Stylosanthes (or stylo for short).  

For info on tropical forages I usually refer to the following resource... e.g. this is the page about hamata: http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Stylosanthes_hamata.htm

My understanding is that DLD (Department of Livestock Development) is a source of cheap seeds for forage and LDD (Land Development Department) is a source of seeds for crops that improve soil, such as sunn hemp (a while back they were giving away free seed, perhaps still are). 

Hi Grollies,

It's not clear to me what the OP's main priority/requirement is... low maintenance, soil improvement, aesthetics, low-growing vs. taller-growing, short-term vs. long-term, or what? I think a common lawn of "nuan noi" grass is already pretty low maintenance. Turf is available everywhere. Pretty quick to establish. Looks okay. Withstands drought. Just cut it less often if you want to further reduce maintenance!  

JB

4 minutes ago, grollies said:

See posts #5, 6 & 8.

Sorry Grollies,  I don't wish to appear pedantic, but let's see:

Post #5 names Wedelia trilobata. I usually call it Singapore Daisy. (And by the way, it's not a legume or nitrogen fixer). It can be considered a noxious weed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphagneticola_trilobata And with all due respect to Kickstart's wife, Cosmos is something entirely different.

Also in Post #5 is Arachis pintoi. This is a legume/nitrogen fixer (well it is if there are rhizombium nodules on the roots which may not always be the case). I'm growing about 3 - 4 rai of this myself. There are different varieties. I have two of them and one of those I got from Michael Hare (mentioned earlier in this thread). Another species in the same genus is Arachis glabrata. I have some of that growing in a pot. I originally got some cuttings from the ag research station at Thaphra near Khon Kaen. 

Post #6 CLW suggests Centrosema or Stylosanthes.   

Post #8 Kickstart confirms Centrosema  and Stylosanthes  are legumes, doubts clover is growing around here and then mentions the Cosmos.

I understood that sunsamourai had obtained a longer list of ground covers and legumes with both English and Thai names. I and perhaps others would be interested in his (or her?) list. If it's a hassle to post, then no worries. 

11 hours ago, sunsamourai said:

I've now got everything I want: ground cover names including thai names and Legumes, and the Thai DLDs names!

 

That's good news but why not share with everyone? 

3 hours ago, jossthaifarang said:

The lack of common sense/knowledge in this country is overwhelming sometimes.

 

In 2008, 2 Aussie men (a teacher and an assistant) along with 3 Thai students were killed by a lightening strike in a national park in Mukhdahan: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-28/second-man-dies-after-thailand-lightning-strike/524430 

50:50

She was riding on the wrong side of the road.

You didn't look left to check all was clear. 

Why not do whatever you have to do to stay with him? 

20 hours ago, SOUTHERNSTAR said:

The bottom line is eat a bowl of oats every morning

+1