Farming in Thailand Forum http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:15 +0700 10 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Indoor-Grow-Lights-t315631.html i want to grow my own tomatoes indoors does anyone know of a distributor for indoor growing equipment?? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:59:05 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Indoor-Grow-Lights-t315631.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Farming-Close-Thai-Family-t315158.html So this year i liked to try with one paddie (about 1 rai). Flood it with water, spray seeds, a little bit fertilizer and keep the paddie flooded and then se what expences and yield we got from that paddie. If proffitable i would maybe try wit 7-8 rai next drye season.
So yesterday we borrowed a pump and went to the farm and flooded the paddie. I took us about 2 hour to pump. We pumped from the small canal to the closest paddie.
Todag my GF's familie been up to our farm and pumped the canal empty because they liked to harvest the fish. So no we dont have any water left close to that paddie. They also say that they will go up tomorrow to empty the pond to harvest fish there to.
They all knew that i would like to do that experiment and they also see the flooded paddie this morning, but they just dont care. Well its my girlfriends land (bought with my money) so what can i say?]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:47:50 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Farming-Close-Thai-Family-t315158.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Buy-Laying-Hens-Good-Stock-Chick-t315131.html does anyone know where we could buy young laying hens or chicks from good stock for egg laying. We are in Buri Ram near Surin and would appreciate any info. We will be ready to purchase in early Dec. thanks Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:33:45 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Buy-Laying-Hens-Good-Stock-Chick-t315131.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Mushroom-Bagging-Machine-t315112.html
Does anyone know where I can buy this kind of mushroom bagging machine?

I heard there is a supplier from Bangkok but I dont have the contact details.

Your kind help are very much appreciated.

Thank you.


]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:50:41 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Mushroom-Bagging-Machine-t315112.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Ant-termite-Problem-Trees-t314914.html ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:08 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Ant-termite-Problem-Trees-t314914.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Grow-Bamboo-Rich-t314892.html His business is huge now and even listed on the Frankfurt stock market*; his turnover is huge:

"For the whole year (2009), Lin expects the returns to reach 55 million euros and earnings 25 million euros."

Yes, you're reading correctly.

Demand for bamboo grows as wood substitute and food
By Daniela Meyer (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-16 07:54

Growing up as a farmer's son, Lin Zuojun used to play hide-and-seek with his friends in the bamboo forest of Fujian province. Little did he know back then that he would one day make millions of yuan by selling those most common plants of the region.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/post-a98618-002170196e1c0c6ae7d905.jpg.html Workers at Asian Bamboo deliver bamboo timber. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange-listed company is benefiting from the increasing demand for bamboo as an alternative to traditional wood resources. [File photo]

Harvesting more than 1.6 million bamboo trees and 25,000 tons of bamboo shoots every year, his company, Asian Bamboo, is China's biggest bamboo producer today.

It is also one of the only three Chinese companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany - the third-largest stock exchange in the world.

"We just had a very successful capital increase where we sold all of our 1.275 million new shares to institutional investors in a very short period of time," Lin said in an interview with China Business Weekly. The proceeds of the new issue totaled 25.5 million euros.

This successful outcome is a reflection of the company's strong performance in the first six months of 2009. Revenues increased by 42 percent to 25.8 million euros. After taxes the profit was 13 million euros, an increase of 64 percent compared with the same period last year.

For the whole year, Lin expects the returns to reach 55 million euros and earnings 25 million euros.

It is a profit he would have never even dreamed of when he started working as a distributor trading canned bamboo shoots in 1990. Back then, he didn't have any notion of founding a company.

"I just wanted to make a decent living for me and my family," he said.

But soon he discovered that, due to the country's rapid developing economy during the 1990s and rising living standards, the demand for healthy food and substitutes for wood grew fast.

"I thought I could make even more money in growing and producing the products I sold," he explained. He started to save money and bought his first plantation in 2002.

Asian Bamboo now holds land contract agreements for 18 bamboo plantations in Fujian province covering an area of 29,000 hectares.

Next year, they will add another 11,000 hectares. "We invest most of our capital in expansion, because with more plantations we will have more return", Lin explained.

His company focuses on two main business segments: bamboo trees and organically grown bamboo shoots. Due to a shortage of domestic wood supplies and the new trend to eat ecologically grown food, there is fast-growing demand for both bamboo products.

With sales doubling between 2001 and 2006 to $800 million, the organic food market in Asia is booming.

At the same time, China's need for wood is expected to reach 260 million cu m in 2020, with an expected domestic production of only 139 million cu m. These conditions have pushed up the price of wood imports and domestic wood supplies.

As a result, Asian Bamboo profits from the increasing interest in alternative sources such as bamboo, a plant that needs only three years to grow.

The Chinese government is supporting bamboo production through various subsidies.

Lin said that he believes using bamboo in a variety of applications will become more popular.

"We continue to grow fast and will double the size of our company every three years. All over the world, bamboo is being seen as a renewable resource now. And we are in a prime position as a pioneer in this rapidly expanding market," Lin said.

"European investors are very interested in agriculture companies. They know that, with agriculture, you have stable revenues and profits. This is the main reason why we decided to go public in Germany," Lin said.

Asian Bamboo sells bamboo trees to trading companies within China that sell the material to manufacturers in industries such as flooring, furniture, construction and paper. Most of the company's edible bamboo shoots are sold to Japan.


http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009...ent_8975436.htm


Your comments appreciated !



EDIT:

* http://www.asian-bamboo.com/en/profile/index.html


LaoPo]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:07:01 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Grow-Bamboo-Rich-t314892.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Corn-Post-Production-t314770.html
I have planted approximately 80 rai of corn for animal feed. At this moment, it is time for harvest. I wish kind readers and experts here can advise and share some of their expert opinion on my following concerns:

1. How do we know the moistures content of the corn seed?

A lot has been written about the importance of the moistures level in the corn seed. Just wondering whether we can check on the moistures level if it is still not harvested from the corn trees? What I wish to know is there any equipment or method that we can check the quality level of the corn before I decide to harvest the whole of 80 rai. At the moment, we are still relying on the counting of the days test i.e. 125 to 130 days after seeding. What are the other way to determine the suitability of harvesting the corn?

2. What is the rate of plucking corn from the trees?

At the moment, we are given to understand per bag (abt 80kg) of plucking is about 15bt. Is this the normal standard?


3. We are preparing to sell our corn seed to the local co-op? What is the advantage and disadvantage of doing so? Is there any other way?


4. What are typical things after post harvest that need to take notice so as not to be cheated by cunning people? Please highlight.


5. Any other advice that will be useful especially the post harvest of the corn?


I sincerely thank to those who offer kind and sincere advice on the above.

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Lee

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There is no cure, although injection of antibiotics is being researched. The best prevention is to control the insect vector and to inspect your trees regularly and cull infected trees. The disease shows signs initially (leaf discoloration, mottling) that could be confused with certain nutrient deficiencies. The only definitive diagnosis is by DNA-PCR lab analysis.

Chiang Mai University plant pathology department is up on this disease and that is where I took some samples for the DNA work.

This disease is only one of the many problems that citrus can get, but it is a very serious killer and is confirmed as present in the citrus orchards of northern Thailand. I share here what I have learned with the help of Soidog2's links to Florida based research and other sources. I'm posting a couple of articles that I think have the best overview and pictures, but there is much more available on the web. don]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:43:54 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Citrus-Greening-Disease-t313973.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Sells-Riceharvesters-Truck-Tran-t313869.html Price for each part:Harvester number 1= 1.300.000 thb
Harvester number 2= 1.100.000 thb
Truck = 600.000thb
Contact Su: mobil 0813907355 or email removed]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:44:53 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Sells-Riceharvesters-Truck-Tran-t313869.html http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Province-Area-t313496.html Can anybody say wether its benifical to grow PO in any specific area of Thailand , or does it produce equally all over provided trees are from quality stock which i am sure makes a hugh difference Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:12:42 +0700 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Province-Area-t313496.html