A snake charmer plays for tips

A stop on our farm tour through the Punjab

About any mode of transport is used to haul things in India!

Even in remote rural area, technology is readily available

A large tractor for India

Our group leader gets her socks cleaned after "stepping in the waste!"

Living conditions vary greatly, with an unbelievable number living in shacks like the one above.

Treated like royalty at a New Holland Dealership in Kolar.

Roadside shops in India

Tractors are used not only on the farm, but also for transportation

A Dairy farm in India

Dairy Farmers in the Punjab- His first message to us- "We are not the same as Osama bin Laden" regarding their beards and turbans.

This woman carries dung on her head from the dairy to a storage pile.

Dung Patties are made from the storage areas, and then are used to burn to cook food on or for warmth.

Farmers who gathered to meet and hear from us

The farmers were organized by the University, who was promoting use of the no-till drill in the background

Illinois Ag Leadership Group at the Taj Mahol

Three native Pike Countians a long way from home! Troy Fischer, myself, Joe Dierker

Infosys- an incredible contrast from the normal streets of India

The recreation area at Infosys- on the other side of the gate, the dirt and poverty are very evident

A very normal site in India- "relieving oneself" about anywhere the mood strikes you. So many people- few public facilities to use.