It's harvest season for the rice and only a few of the farmers have their straw baled. I've been looking around my neighborhood for the baling machine and haven't seen it yet, so I'm asking if anyone has seen it in their neighborhood, preferably near Doi Saket. Would like to buy around 8 bales depending on price, which I've heard is around 50thb/bale.

maybe it will lessen the smoke in the air from the annual burning season..................

thanks in advance..........

I posted a very similar request about a month ago,

for straw,hay or big bags wood chippings and got

no response,so will be keeping a eye on this post

to see if you have better luck.

regards Worgeordie

Maybe try driving around. Could try along 1317 east & south of San Kamphaeng. Alternatively, try the small dairy farms, who probably buy the bales for winter feed. Lots of them SE of San Kampaeng. Maybe they'll sell a few?

Or if you just want the straw, fill your own sacks once they've cut the rice....

We have plenty of straw in the ricefield next to us and I get the neighbor kids to collect it for our chickens and garden mulch, but it takes up so much space that I would prefer nice neat compact bales and NOW is the time to look for it!! Would like to get it before they burn it!!

Giving this rice straw bale thread a bump..............any sightings of bales or baling machines?? Soon they will be burning............

Has anybody ever seen bailed rice straw in Chiang Mai?

Saw them baling yesterday, south of hwy1317. Today cycling around On Tai saw bales stacked up in cow sheds.

Has anybody ever seen bailed rice straw in Chiang Mai?

Yes, I have seen army trucks loaded with hay and straw,in bales,

taking it to Cavalry unit at Rim Ping ,I would think,they

have a lot of horses there.

regards Worgeordie

Thank you MESmith and Worgeordie.

re

Has anybody ever seen bailed rice straw in Chiang Mai?

yes ,

on the triumph stand at the bike show at the 700 year stadium this morning

go before they close tonight and they might sell you

some ?

dave2

On the drive back from Chiang Rai yesterday, I was very sad to see how many paddy fields were being burned

5baht to 10 baht a bale where i live so yes i will sell you bales at 50baht a pop haha

5baht to 10 baht a bale where i live so yes i will sell you bales at 50baht a pop haha

Is that the real price wig?? Seems more realistic, as it is gotten for free from the farmers. I was just basing my 50thb/bale on what a friend told me that he heard.

Also I have seen some used as a landscape feature and noticed that the size was rectangular at about a meter long and a half meter square. Is that standard?

Thanks for all the tips guys............

Today was the last day at the MJ Ag

faire and they had lots of bales - try the

seed company/veg and the farm animal

areas.

If you don't request too many, my guess they

will give you some or tell you where you can pick them up...

This Uni Should be an excellent resource for you...

CB