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UK Agro Resort or UK Farm (UK 休闲农场) is located at Jalan Batu Pahat, Kluang, Johor. The landscape here is excellent and you can see paddy-field's green across the entire land. Recently it become a popular tourism hot spot for local and Singaporean, this is a place for budget traveler,  family, and photography lover. I requested the permission to visit and documentary about this place a couple month ago and was approved, and the person in charge Mr. Ozzy, officially invited us to their resort on 4-Dec-2010.

Background and History of UK Farm

UK Farm actually one of the land approved/endorsed under Kluang Modern Agriculture Project, which was inspired by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad during his visit to the Royal Agriculture College (RAC), United Kingdom.

Initially, UK Farm was purely focus on manufacturing goat milk.  UK Farm which has the reputation of being Malaysia’s largest goat and sheep farm, with 100 acres of grazing land for 4000 sheep. UK Farm also the only farm in Malaysia that getting HACCP certification. The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, also known as the HACCP, is a system of safety in food production and pharmaceuticals, there are only six goat or sheet farm achieve this around the world. During that time, a lot of local residents drive into the farm just for a day visit, for the nice view of scenery and the relaxation when you see the goat running on the wide green field. In May 2010, UK Agro Resort was launched by Mr. Goh Un Keng, managing director of UK Farm.

By commercialize it, they provide visitors an authentic and memorable farm experience while showcasing the modern techniques involved in 21st century farming. UK Agro Farm offer a wide range of facilities that cater to all individual needs such as restaurant, farm mart, conference room, chalet, dormitory, barbeque area, open stage, camp site and karaoke.

About the Media Trip

If you drive from Kuala Lumpur, it will take you around 3 hours to reach UK Agro Resort. You will need to drive through a 5km un-tar road. We reached there at 12 pm. The first thing that catch our attention is the giant goat statue, Wishing Goat (???).

This "Good Luck Goat", also know as Etawah. Etawah goats in UK Agro Resort were brought from Indonesia by the owner UK. A little bit of the history, President Sukarno brought the purebred Jamnapari goats from Etawah, Uttar Pradesh India to Indonesia for cross breeding purposes in the year 1947. Remarkably, the white Etawah goats can only be bred in Senduro, a village located at the foot of a volcano. According to local farmers, Etawah goats can grow to a very large size, up to 170kg. Apart from providing highly nutritious meat and milk, Etawah goats also brought good luck and peace to the farmers. The story behind this was, in 1956 there was a volcanic eruption in Senduro. More than 1000 people died in that disaster, however 30 Etawah goats’ farmers were safe. (Source from UK Farm).

Ok..after the history. What's we do? Of course have some photograph with the Wishing Goat :). In here, easily will waste you 20 shoots.

Not sure why everybody finger point different direction :P..

The sky not really turn great, because the rain just stop and didn't able to have a vivid blue sky.

Wow..Besarnya (Big) - Taken on the next day which the sky is perfect

After the group photos, Ozzy was calling every body to gather at their meeting room for briefing.

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