for thanksgiving and Christmas....if not mistaken

Michael J, where do you think i can get reliable broiler chicken supplier ??? maybe those "CHOY YUEN" or "KONG NECK" or "KAMPUNG" breed ???

very frustrated with the supplier here in Semenyih...cause always mix the male until mostly i reared those male chickens = very less meat compared to female....

Side note : turkey is very difficult to cook properly as per Michael J. you cook wrongly then your RM 50-60 is up in smokes ala Smoked Turkey...and market wise its chicken definitely

if you plan to rear for festival then can give it a try...

Bro be careful for what you wish for...haha


On the Durian side, i will be able to answer this when i get back from Raub next week as i will be meeting him to check on some durian farms and their downfall and how we can minimize flower dropping...

if the durian tree is sufficiently fertilised then they are able to bear alot of fruits.

bro, what do you mean by having 7-8 combs ? 7-8 combs per tree ??

just now got a call from the N.Sembilan Dept of Agriculture telling me i was selected for the course titled

Amalan Pertanian Bersepadu(IPM)

excited to attend it next tuesday & wednesday

After my visit to a few farms in Raub & Kemayan, to minimize flower drops is by doing foliar spraying which my sifu is consulting the farms to do.

it can be done as attested by those Musang King Farmers there

Well the Autopot system is quite expensive to implement and doesnt make much economic sense for small players like us.

the Archimedes Screw is a very interesting read....

Elmer :

if you dont mind i would like to post my answer here also to your PM

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RAS initial costing is too high for small time players because you dont get Economies of Scale.

unless you have RM 10-20 million sitting in your bank then its worth your time and effort.

actually RAS gives you control of labour because it requires less labour to operate the system.

well there are a few tilapia farmers in Hulu Langat, Semenyih & Broga that are quite big. but they are NOT RAS

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if you are doing pond culture then your initial cost wouldn't be that high BUT you have to be very very careful with labour force as i know a few people who "manufacture" culvert pipes & others in KL/Selangor had closed down due to our Govt's Pemutihan Exercise

another thing i didnt read or maybe i missed, Where is this 8 acre of land ???

and seriously depending on your take-over price can you ROI in 1-2 years ?

Agreed on this comment. RAS has many advantages compared to pond culture especially CONTROL Issues.

I didnt know that you can flip between cultures....now that's interesting...

elmer : i think you meant "pretty high mortality"

i had experience in culturing marble goby and they are ANYTHING BUT EASY...these buggers are freaking lazy and they grow slow which makes the venture tightening on the budget.

usually for marble goby its the feeding & growth problem that will drive you up the wall...if insufficient feed like MichaelJ. mentioned they will EAT each other...

seriously out of experience, marble goby is not a species you would want to play around with without proper knowledge & experience.

you should consider sticking to rearing "premium" tilapia

btw where is this farm you are planning to venture into ?
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side note, though you have lower risk now what are the plans of expansion ?? does the place allow you to expand should this venture becomes profitable ? if not how would you manage it.

because having 2 big ponds wont allow you to play much with the output. operations wise both of you might not have much to do except on output day. food for thought.

April 2012 - Newsletter is out...

Happy Reading

hi bro,

what kind of courses or seminar are you looking at ?

on your eco farm, where is it ?? would it be possible to visit it....am thinking about a mushroom house...haha but i have no idea about it.

agriculture you can head to www.DOA.gov.my or respective states

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Added on April 16, 2012, 6:07 pmtry this link for Perak Agriculture courses

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?btsvcbkp3m6a46n

This post has been edited by ParaOpticaL: Apr 16 2012, 06:07 PM

hi bro...thanks for the headsup as usual....

was attending a Kursus Tanaman Tebu by Jab Pertanian NS and then i got a call from Jalur Salju S/B that their CEO would like to visit my farm tomorrow....

what a surprise....haha

Some photos of my Banana Plants







need to start chopping off the suckers...

bro,

is there a particular reason you want to head to east malaysia to get land ?

if price is an issue why not rent land...its a much cheaper alternative and more failproof incase the venture didnt work out.

though you are getting cheaper land but how about market accessibility??? what products are you aiming to produce ?

location is very important....ask MrFarmer

price is subjective bro. you got to walk around the land and see the advantages and disadvantages for yourself rather than relying on your friend.

how big is the land ?

thanks MichaelJ., missed the details there.

jason : having a first hand look is the most important like i said earlier....you need to have a feel of the land.

Yup bro all Berangan...tissue cultured.

the age ranges from 4 months to 2 months

nope i am NOT using drip irrigation but sprinkler as the banana is a supplement crop while my main is the jackfruit

thanks for helping me out on the PM...appreciate it.


jason : it could be mini-cameron highlands