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Friday, 29 March 2019

UK Farm, Johor

The guys behind UK Farm started out in 2003 with 2 acres of land located in Parit Yaani, Johor as a goat farm. Jamnapari goats were imported from Indonesia and the business involved the production of fresh goat’s milk and goat’s meat.


Subsequently in 2007, they obtained 100 acres worth of land from the Kluang Modern Agriculture Project. This allowed them to venture into sheep breeding and start the production of frozen sheep’s meat. Their sheep species now include Domba Garut, Damara, Barbados, Santa Ines, Malin and Dorper sheep.
In 2008 they diversified their business into leisure farm tours in the year of 2008 and launched the UK Agro Resort in 2010. Aiming to provide visitors with an authentic and memorable farm experience, the UK Farm also offers a wide range of facilities that cater to various needs such as a restaurant, farm market, conference room, chalets, dormitory, barbeque area and camp site.

Like a Computer Wallpaper.


To enter the area, you need to drive through a wash trough.


Drive through unsealed roads through farmland.


Take a right turn when you come to this intersection.


When you see this signage, you have arrived at UK Farm.


The main building of the UK Farm Agro Resort. Plenty of carparks available.


Entrance fees (as per Dec'17)


Purchase your tickets here.


Things you can do here.


Restaurant at the Main Building.


The entrance ticket allows you on a bus tour of the farm.


Map of the UK Farm.


While you wait for the bus, there is a small park to explore.


Statue of a Goat.


There is a small mini-zoo as well.


Peacocks and other animals.





Plaque telling about the Selangan Batu.


Selangan Batu, a log from a 100-year old tree.


Finally the open air bus arrives.



Get on the bus, and a short briefing by the guide.


First stop is at the Goat Farm facility.


The Shelter housing the Goats.


The Goats!


You can feed the goats with the food provided.


They are always hungry.


And eyeing you for food.
Where is the food???


Baby goats in their pen.


Feed them with the milk bottles provided.


So cute!


After the Goat Shelter, you will walk over to this shed where you can buy milk, yogurt and ice-cream made from goat's milk.


This is also where the goat milking process will be demonstrated.


Next the bus will take you to the next stop, which is where the ducks are reared.


Besides the ducks, is the chicken enclosure.


The next stop for the bus is where there are some other animal enclosures. This is of course the Ostrich.


Some deer.


Plenty of rabbits.


You can feed the rabbits with pellets.


Some of the rabbits are running around freely.


The next stop is a mock up of an Orang Asli village.


A tree house.


Other traditional dwellings.


Then a short orang asli demonstration of blow-piping.


The final stop brings you to a passion fruit growing area. Here you can also see the dormitories which can be booked for a farmstay.
In this modern day and age, where urban children do not know what a chicken is, other than as a drumstick in a KFC meal, visiting a agro-farm like this U.K. Farm can be an enlightening and educational experience.

Although U.K. Farm seems more set up as a tourism experience rather than an actual working farm, a visit is still worthwhile.

U.K. Agro Resort

Address: Plot 8, Project Pertanian Moden Kluang, KM13 Jalan Batu Pahat,86000 Kluang,                   Johor, Malaysia. 
Tel:         +607-759 7555

2 comments:

  1. hey there, thanks for the write up. This is indeed an interesting place to check out! Thanks again.

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    1. Yes, a good place for city kids who have not been exposed to farm life.

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