The buffalo seem to do well on the same sort of feed, don't see any skinny ones.

Interesting observation, Robby. Cows and buffalo's have the same stomach which is split into four compartments.

Perhaps they have a faster metabolism.

A better view of one of the water towers with an Etan nearby so you get a better idea of the size and scale of th

Our old water tower Has been replaced with this one

Hello All, I don't know where they are being installed, but this place on Hwy 226 close to

the 224/226 Y has been pumping out 2 to 4 of these 10-14 days.

They come in several sizes.

The first is Oct. 2013, the other two was this week, 4 in production.

Have yet to see how they are move to their new home.

rice555

Ron posted a few pages back what a new banana probe looks like so I've been watching our banana tree. Eight days ago, overnight as he said, a two foot long pod appeared. This morning, 8 days later, we have our first bananas seeing the light of day. Can't wait to eat the first one!

By the way, cannot seem to add a Flickr image. Did TV change how they embed photos?

Ron posted a few pages back what a new banana probe looks like so I've been watching our banana tree. Eight days ago, overnight as he said, a two foot long pod appeared. This morning, 8 days later, we have our first bananas seeing the light of day. Can't wait to eat the first one!

By the way, cannot seem to add a Flickr image. Did TV change how they embed photos?

A two foot long pod indicates it will be a reasonable sized bunch. Keep an eye on it over a week or more it will open up and you will see the individual hands appear and when the ones on the bottom of the bunch appear a lot smaller and a different colour it is time to remove what is left of the pod.

For those that are interested,the images showing the different stage of the fruit forming are in post #3490 on page #140 of this thread.

Ron posted a few pages back what a new banana probe looks like so I've been watching our banana tree. Eight days ago, overnight as he said, a two foot long pod appeared. This morning, 8 days later, we have our first bananas seeing the light of day. Can't wait to eat the first one!

By the way, cannot seem to add a Flickr image. Did TV change how they embed photos?

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As far as posting images goes.I have had a lot of trouble recently and didn't know whether it was TOT running slow or thaivisa playing up.At times it wouldn't let me post any image but everything working fine at the moment.

By the way, cannot seem to add a Flickr image. Did TV change how they embed photos?

It's not TV, T_Dog^^. Flickr changed the image view procedure.

After selecting the desired picture just go to the right of the screen and select the 3 dots: …

Then select Download/All sizes and proceed as usual.

Buffalo's have a different metabolism than cows and can get more out of food than cattle ,also they do not walk so far as cattle ,and do not use so much enagey as buffalo's .

I think its because of the poor quality feed they eat.Put them in a paddock with quality feed such as clover and ryegrass then you would find a different story.

Grazing in the long paddock and looking at their condition tells me why thai beef is very tough.

They all seem to look like that.

About as much meat as my pushbike.

The buffalo seem to do well on the same sort of feed, don't see any skinny ones.

They are a lot of of young stock to with the cows . A cow when see calves will lose a lot of weight a natural thing to do,all cattle do it,,part of the reason they are so thin ,out grazing all day only picking what they can find ,grass no enagy /protine/ minrals then home ,put in a pen nothing to eat for 12 hours or may be

Off to put fertilizer on the rice paddy

Hello Farmers

It has been a while between posts for me , I hope that the world is smiling on you , and your health is good.

Life changes , systems change and we develop with those changes ...

I so dearly wish to be back in LOS , but situations have meant that it will be a bit longer for me to return .

I am happy to know you all , and I am comfortable in the knowledge that proceedings will be undertaken by my wife in the meantime .

Keep the fantastic photos coming , I enjoy everyone ,

Thanks , Goompa

I have a couple of fanciful photos to share

This is not exactly farming , a little bit more Hunter - Gatherer , Anyways , something to look at !

I also found these little guys in the thick of the growth.

BAMBOO FUNGUS !

Farm Fencing 101

One has to wonder !

BUFFALO WHISTLER

Humour is only skin deep , ... or is that beauty ?

It's been a while....hasn't it?

Harvesting not through choice but forced to do because his neighbours fire caught hold of this farmers cane as well.

It was his first season of doing sugarcane and he wanted to sell his cane clean (not by fire) to get the higher price,luckily for him only two rai got damaged.

This diagonal planting of Palm oil and rubber trees caught my eye, on 4006 hwy between Ranong and Chumpon, the other day.

Thanks for the Flickr help! Thought I had tried everything but here we are.

Day 11 after the pod appeared and six bunches of bananas are visible.

who gave you permission to publish my picture?

It looks like a picture of a MOD on the visa forum. Are you twins?

Thanks for the Flickr help! Thought I had tried everything but here we are.

Day 11 after the pod appeared and six bunches of bananas are visible.

Don't take the pod from the bottom just yet.Wait a bit longer for the change in what the bananas look like.

When it reaches this stage the pod can be removed.Notice the change in the hand immediately on top of

the pod.I would even be inclined to leave it until another one shows on the other side and then you can be

sure that anymore that come out will be no good if it looks the same as the one already showing.Then it is

time to remove what remains of the pod which can be used for cooking.

Farm workers shelter.

Suspended from the roof is a fish trap,at least I think that's what it is.

If so then it is the biggest I have ever seen!! If it isn't a fish trap then could someone please tell me what it is.

Farm workers shelter.

Suspended from the roof is a fish trap,at least I think that's what it is.

If so then it is the biggest I have ever seen!! If it isn't a fish trap then could someone please tell me what it is.

yes my mia wife said its a fish trap

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BUFFALO WHISTLER

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Humour is only skin deep , ... or is that beauty ?

Looks like its about to download.

Sometime ago I posted this area with the channels being dug around 5 metres apart and couldn't work out what was going to be planted there.Well it looks like bananas to me and I haven't seen them planted like this before and still can't work out what the channels are for unless it's for drainage as the watering is being done on the tops at least for the dry season and once the plants are established,they don't need watering.

Here's where the water is coming from a bore which you can see left of center and a little bit higher up.

Small mangoes starting to fruit around the south now! Is it the same up north?

Small mangoes starting to fruit around the south now! Is it the same up north?

Though it troubles me to say this but yours are bigger than ours ! ! ! ! (Up north here I mean)

We are at ping pong ball size in Chiang Mai, in the past years, farm 150 kilometer north will be behind us by about 3 to 4 weeks.

Small mangoes starting to fruit around the south now! Is it the same up north?

Yes it's the same in the Uttaradit area but I have to say that every tree that I saw was literally covered in blossom and now from what I see the same trees have a very small percentage of fruit you would expect from that amount of blossom.While I have not seen every tree in the district,have not seen any with the amount that I can see in the image that you have posted.I have a theory that it could be because of the amount spraying that is used continuously on the rice paddies but I admit that may not be correct.

Here is a tree across the road that is normally almost covered with mangoes but not so this year.