Education>Master Tree Farm Course>Tree Farm Manager
You have made up your mind as to what units and products
will be harvested. Volumes have
been determined.
It is now time to sell the products at the highest price
possible to the most qualified person. Your
desire is to end up with the management scheme outlined by your forest
management plan. To do this, you
should have a written agreement or contract that spells out your wishes
(requirements), prices, volumes, and other specifics. Having a contract for reference will aid in making the sale
run smoothly to a mutually satisfactory result.
The above statements lead the instructor to the following
outline for providing the necessary information to the Tree Farmer to sell his
products. Every underlined topic
should be covered in the instructor’s presentation.
Samples of each topic item will add to your presentation and be a
reference for the trainee.
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Newspaper |
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Mailed sale announcement |
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Sealed bids |
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Oral bids |
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Combination sealed and oral |
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Negotiated sales |
Should be signed by both parties.
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Permits |
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Formal written contracts |
Items that should be in permit or contract
Period the contract covers (expiration date)
How final volume is determined
Scaled or
Lump sum
Payments (How much, when, where, etc.)
Bonds (Cash or surety)
Clauses
Those that are standard for any sale
Those that are specific to this sale
Sale Map
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Operating Plan |
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Inspections during sale activity |
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Records |
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Penalties for non-compliance with contract |
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Closing the sale after contract has been completed |
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Extensions of the contract period |
It should be brought out that the landowner might hire a professional forester, public or private, to do any or all of the advertising, contracting, and sale administration.