Got a 'double ring of excellence' award on Flickr. Dunno what that is but can't seem to join their group . . .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56053365@N07/11066592445/

Congratulations MJP , very well accomplished

Champion grower!!!

Champignon grower!

Regards.

I understand from shaggy1969 that farming in this thread can cover many various types of farming, so let me contribute some pics from the salt farming industry here in Thailand. A tough job walking around in this high concentration salt water.

I understand from shaggy1969 that farming in this thread can cover many various types of farming, so let me contribute some pics from the salt farming industry here in Thailand. A tough job walking around in this high concentration salt water.

Hello Naroge and welcome.

Your photos fit in very nicely and thank you for sharing them.

A simple but none the less effective way of giving much needed water to the young rubber trees during the dry spell.

A mixed crop of rubber,corn,chile and peanut.

I understand from shaggy1969 that farming in this thread can cover many various types of farming, so let me contribute some pics from the salt farming industry here in Thailand. A tough job walking around in this high concentration salt water.

Hello Naroge and welcome.

Your photos fit in very nicely and thank you for sharing them.

Naroge profiles his salty work before on the 2014 calendar thread.

Wonderful work

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Hahaha, thank you sir. And good idea... Good to see you're still roaming around.

Sorry to hear about the developments about the next farmer's meeting...

Christmas at the farm..

DAL's clumsy self-portrait..

Sunrise this morning

hi shaggy,

heres some from the jackson farm

pigs doing well,

new ones macs just got,

some ducks just for you,

another young pigeon,

and macs geese have started laying,,lol

What crop is this?

What crop is this?

Hi Paangjang

Those look like Cassava leaves to me.

Maybe MJP can confirm that on his next visit to be sure,seeing as he was the one that made the photo.

hi shaggy,

heres some from the jackson farm

Hi Jake

Thanks for the update mate.

Looks like everything is going good at Jackson Farm.

Well done to You and Mac.

(How did you know I like ducks? )

Bananas and chiles

What crop is this?

Hi Paangjang

Those look like Cassava leaves to me.

Maybe MJP can confirm that on his next visit to be sure,seeing as he was the one that made the photo.

Wow!!! Shaggy, I am impressed ! your plant ID lessons are going well!!!!

^ does mixing bananas and chillies make for Hot Bananas? ....sorry could not resist

Hand weeding the paddy.

Went to work in Qatar and it rained in the desert....!!

Come back to Surat and guess what ??

Water levels are back up, happy me

Happy ducks

Happy fish

Happy local freeloaders

On the limit, some drainage time would be good !

Spot of engine trouble....

OK he's on his way.... got his rubber wheels too!

OK he's on his way.... got his rubber wheels too!

Brilliant photo Jim,

I have never seen that done before.....push over tyres.

Simple and effective,but with a side effect of wobbly steering I think

OK he's on his way.... got his rubber wheels too!

Brilliant photo Jim,

I have never seen that done before.....push over tyres.

Simple and effective,but with a side effect of wobbly steering I think

Very common to see down Songkhla way...

He was not wobbling at all! .... even going around the corner! The kids could not resist getting in the shot!

Full road.

Full road.

Yes, I think I would want to be in front of those too !

One day after dropping the little one off at school and heading back home with Mrs Shaggy I spotted a trailer full of plastic bags.

Being a little nosy curious I went over to the home it was parked at and with the help of my good lady I asked what was in the bags.

It turned out that they were coffee plants, there is a government scheme to try and encourage local farmers in to growing more varied

types of crops instead of the normal sugarcane,cassava and rice,but it is recommended that they are grown under shade and so

some of the local rubber farmers are trying to grow them under the shaded canopy of their rubber trees.

It is a three year trial to see if the coffee plants can grow and eventually

produce a good marketable bean......if not the the farmers will be re reimbursed there initial costs for the plants.

Guard dog on full vigilance

A couple of weeks later Great Uncle Da Tong bought some of the coffee plants also and planted them at his rubber farm.

I am interested to see if they take and if they will turn into a healthy coffee plant which produces good beans.

Coffea Arabica plants

OK he's on his way.... got his rubber wheels too!

Brilliant photo Jim,

I have never seen that done before.....push over tyres.

Simple and effective,but with a side effect of wobbly steering I think

Very common to see down Songkhla way...

He was not wobbling at all! .... even going around the corner! The kids could not resist getting in the shot!

Also very common in our area.

OK he's on his way.... got his rubber wheels too!

Brilliant photo Jim,

I have never seen that done before.....push over tyres.

Simple and effective,but with a side effect of wobbly steering I think

Very common to see down Songkhla way...

He was not wobbling at all! .... even going around the corner! The kids could not resist getting in the shot!

Also very common in our area.

Some one, some where here, or on photo forum posted a pic without rubber protection, that would be a noisy ride... not to mention not so good on the road!

I could not find who or where it was posted... Internet connection has been frustratingly slow on and off for a couple of day!

Here's another one... it's about 5 or 6 kms to get to the rice paddy, so left about an hour earlier than we did!

At least they are quite easy to pop on and off!