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Education> Tree Farm Course>Tree Farm Manager

SELLING FOREST PRODUCTS

 

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.

Advertising

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                Newspaper

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                Mailed sale announcement

Bids and Bidding

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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

Contracts 

  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 

Sale Administration

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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.

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