In 1976 he had an opportunity to be a business partner with the boss of the Suwimon orchard to invest on the land at Ban HuayKai village in Mae Soon District, However, the Suwimon Orchard’s boss had stopped and quit but still giving a good will support and some financial etiquette.
The mandarin farm must apply the greatest fertilizer which repairs and prepares the soil with the necessary nutrient for its tree. Mr. Bantoon chose Viking Fertilizer from Rojgasigij where was located at Park KlongTalard. At the first time he bought 40 bags of the product.
When Rojgasigij company heard that Mr. Bantoon purchased the goods, they soon contacted him and informed the request that the company needed Mr.Bantoon to be the company representative agency in Chiang Mai area.
In the very first year, he earned from the manure trade of the Viking brand product. He divided some and spent on his farm, until the beginning of the second year the fertilize trade struggled in the financial problem.
Thankfulness to Mr. Pravit, the boss of the Viking Fertilize brand for the assistance and the encouragement and bolstered him with the kindness opportunity. It makes Mr. Bantoon clearly understand that every business depending on a chance. The real factor is working hard and be patience, don’t give up.
Mr. Bantoon kept investing and expanding the planted area, increasing the productivity. Nowadays, Ban Huay Kai Orchard has been extended and growing some citrus (Golden Skin) and mangoes. In 1984 was the time when the planter started renting on the land of Room Nam Fang Group National Forest Preservation, expanding the Golden Peel planted area, He often went to visit the citrus plantations and conventions in other countries such as Israel, Australia, Japan, USA and China in order to improve qualities of his products to support the demand of both domestic and international citrus markets.
Today Thanathon Orchards has almost 40 citrus cultivars under the company experiment and development, the oranges variety’s seed are derived from Israel, Australia, and Japan, and some are grown by the company’s culture section.
According to his performance and capabilities, on 9th February 1993, he received the Honorary Master Degree of Plant Science awarded by Mae Joe Agriculture Technologic Institution.