Question 4: What type of data will you collect after a harvesting activity, to create an accurate picture of the operation?
These forms you need to fill out when collecting the specimen which helps create and keep record of the specimen. It gets all the information out of the collector allowing people to see what specimen was found and the description.
Question 5: Why do you need to collect the following data?
a) Size-to know how big the transport or equipment should be to cut or transport the harvested things.
b) Gender-when harvesting antelope or animals you need to know what gender it is to make sure that you have the right equipment is used. For example male antelope you need to put pipes over the horns so they don’t injure each other.
c) Weight- when transporting harvested goods you need an approximate weight so the vehicles are big enough to transport and strong enough for example there is a big difference between a marola and sikelbos or an eland and an elephant.
d) Location caught-an important part of marketing you need to know where the harvested goods are from for the fact that people do ask questions and also there is a difference in the animals from different part of the country in the colouration.
e) Bag limits (where relevant)-when harvesting tree’s then the bad limit applies which means that you can only harvest so many tree’s and once you reach the limit then you have to stop otherwise it falls under poaching.
f) Permit and permit conditions (where relevant)- when harvesting on another persons farm you have to get a permit and a letter of permission from the farmer giving permission to harvest on his farm, same with hunting animals. On your permit it says what you can harvest, what sex where and how many.
g) Amount harvested- it is important to show on the permit how many the harvester is able to harvest. The reason for this is you don’t want the harvester to come in and kill everything in the area and then you left with no animals or trees in the area.
h) Weight (catch and returns)- when harvesting animals you sometimes catch more animals then you supposed to and need to release them back. The most famous catch and release comes from fishing which is if you not going to eat the fish then put it back in the dam to carry on living. Meaning you should never catch just for the sake of catching only what you need.
Question 6: Write a policy and procedure that need to be handed and discussed with the harvesters to ensure that the follow the agreed-to ‘rules of harvesting’:
Policy and procedures for harvesting
When harvesting on Sondela you need to go through the policy and procedures for harvesting which basically means the rules of the company. Under the policy for harvesting you need to cover the
-permit conditions: when harvesting anything you need to attain a permit which allows you to harvest in that specific area and the specific animal or tree ect. The permit also contains the amount the harvester is allowed to harvest and what species. The reason for this is so that if silver cluster is a protected species in Limpopo then when you apply for the permit to harvest they government can allow maybe 50kg of wood but then they have to harvest other tree’s so that it doesn’t become an endangered species. The permit is essential otherwise it falls under poaching and be arrested for this action.
-type of harvest- need to specify and ask for permission to harvest fauna or flora which has a big difference and impact on the environment if not harvested correctly along with which session to harvest in.
-Transport conditions- the company needs to know exactly what vehicles or transport is allowed on to the farm for harvesting procedures and the reason for this is security risks. You don’t want any person on the farm to come and help themselves. The other reason is that for ecological reasons such as bush destruction and soil erosion you don’t want to many vehicles running around on the farm which can have an effect after time on your land
-what they going to harvest- need to specify what type of harvest is going to take place on the farm so that the managers can work out the numbers which can be harvested. The problem is that the managers on the farm need to watch the farm. If they see that there is to much of one tree in the farm and it is becoming an invader species they can call in a harvester to thin out the bush. If they see that there is to many male impala’s on the farm then they can sell the rams to another farm. So when the harvester comes in he needs to know all the detail ect.
-amount of labour used-you need to let the farm know how much labour is going to be acquired for the reason that on that farm you might only be allowed a labour force of so many. You need to know exactly what labour is moving on the farm so that you know if there are any suspicious people on the farm. The other reason is for the pay which if you use more people then the amount paid should be more.
-equipment used- falls under you OHS agreement. The reason why you need to know what is happening under you OHS agreement is so that you know and understand what equipment you should use and how to use it.
-area which worked in- marked off areas that you should harvest under. The reason for this is that if you are trying for example to rehabilitate tan area then harvesters come in and kill everything then you sit back at square one with the problem. So they must understand what exactly needs to happen and where so they don’t disturb the eco-system.
-bag limits- a bag limit is exactly how much the harvester can harvest. This either casn be put into numbers or kilograms. The reason for this is that you cant just say you only allowed 100kg of impala to harvest. So usually your animals are done in numbers and your tree’s and bushes are done in weight. This is the amount and harvesters know that they not allowed to go over the bag limit.
-labour law- the manager in the department should know exactly what the labour law for the department fall under and what exactly the laws are for employees working under him. This includes leave and hours and pay ect. It is important to know this otherwise the employees can take you to court for breaking the labour law.
-contract- all the above should be included in the contract of the harvester on the farm so that if the harvester breaches the contract or the farm doesn’t stick to its word one of the two parties can take action against the other.
Question 7a: Describe what sound human relations are:
Human relations is an important part of any company. The reason for that is the relationship between the employees in the company and also guest and customers which the employees have to have a good relationship with. Sound human relations means basically that you need to keep the relationship between “humans” relaxed and without problems. The easiest way to do this is to work hard with your employees on your guest relations and customer service which in the end will improve.
Question 7b: Why is it important to constantly maintain sound human relations?
The reason to keep your human relations up is to make sure that your customers come back. The customer forms 80% of the company and you have employees that don’t handle your employee’s right and are rude then you are going to lose your customers because of that. So it is important to keep that up and make sure your employees are trained in doing so.
Question 7c: How would you as a supervisor of the harvesting team, ensure that sound human relations are followed?
Before a new employee is set as a part of the company then you need to make sure that the employee is aware of the rules and regulations. When you see that employees are carrying tension then you need to step in and sort out the problem before there is a big problem between the employees. You need to make sure that your teams run effectively and can work well together and happy with their job otherwise you work efficiency will go down and production.
Question 8a: Describe what management objectives the wood harvesters have:
Production-need to make sure that their production line is kept up with and if they say that they are going to harvest 100 bags of wood once a week then they need to make sure that the objective is complete.
Products- need to make sure if they harvest that the product that they supplying to the public is properly maintained and the product is professional and as promised to the public otherwise the public won’t buy the product from you and you will lose your customers.
Price- need to make sure that the price is right for the customers and make sure that is enough that they paying so that it covers your production costs and not high enough so that the customers pay to much for your product.
Proficiency- need to be professional with your company or business that you run and make sure that in the end your employees are happy with the work that they do and your business is surviving. The other reason to be professional is keeping your word so if you say you going to do something then you do it and don’t keep people waiting the whole time.
Question 8b: Why is it important to stay according to the management objectives?
It goes with being professional and making sure that if you say that you are going to do something that you does it. The reason for this is that if you say you going to have a meeting and then you don’t pitch then it is un-professional. The other reason is to keep with your production so that you don’t fall behind with your work and then you slow down your production and business because you lose out on work. It is very important to keep with the schedule that you have and make sure that your employees understand what is going on and don’t fall behind either.
Question 8c: How would you as a supervisor of the harvesting team, ensure that the management objectives are followed?
With easiest way to keep track of all the work that you need to do is to set up lists and a scatter chart. In you lists you can assign different jobs to different employees and then follow up with what they have to do. Make sure that the job is done correctly and make sure that if it isn’t you improve and teach the employees how to do it better in the future. I scatter chart is a year calendar with different job that have to be done and it shows how much time you have to do it in and when to start and when to be finished and then time that it took over time to finish the job. This is a good way to keep track of the jobs to be done under you.
Question 9a: What information is required to maintain a harvest management system?
The information that is needed to maintain a harvest management system is easily acquired. You need to know what is going on in the field and need to know what all your employees are doing. You need to know the laws which are very important and need to make sure that your employees know what they doing. You can have several people working under you to make sure that the jobs are being done and in each field you can make sure that people are doing the work supposed to be done.
Question 9b: Write a report containing all of the information that is mentioned in Question 9a, the report can be written on harvesting of flora, fauna or even both.
Harvesting of flora
When harvesting takes place on Sondela there are a few things that have to happen before thins takes place. The person in charge of that division is phil which manages and harvests himself. What he does is before the harvest takes place he needs to find out usually by Sieg which is the head of department under conservation. He find out what exactly can be harvested on the farm and where can he harvest. Then they will give him a map with marked off areas where the harvest can take place. Then Phil takes out the employees into the bush to start harvesting. Usually most of the tree’s to be harvested are green so they will do into the area and chop down the tree’s and then wait for them to dry out before putting them into smaller pieces. The reason for this is that green wood doesn’t burn well and usually smokes a lot which irritates the customers which receive the wood. Once the wood is dry then they harvesters will go and cut the tree and to pieces around 1m long. This is just to make it easier to carry and transport. Then all the wood harvested is loaded onto the truck and transported to the harvesting bay. What happens then is the wood is cut into smaller pieces and then put into bags and sold to Sondela. Phil always goes out and makes sure that his employees are cutting down the right trees and has employees under him which are very experienced in the job and take care of the work while he is busy with other work. He trains all his employees on how to work the different equipment and makes sure that they do the correct work. Sondela higherd him as a harvester on the farm so he has his own contract which he works under and the reason why Sondela employed him is because he things out the bush for us and brings in money for Sondela for the harvested wood.
Question 10: How would you ensure the following?
⦁ That the harvest in practically ⦁ successful.
Depending on what you are harvesting you could ask the customers or people with past experience to assess the harvest and make sure that the harvest is running smoothly and if there are problems then you can make sure that you are aware and improve on the problems
⦁ That the harvest is capable
Go out into the area where the harvest is going to take place and assess the area to make sure that the harvest can be done and is capable and then look at the harvester and make sure that all the right equipment is being used and the employees are capable of working with the equipment.
c) That the harvest is done in a good time frame
by using a scatter chart you can see when you falling behind in a harvest and make sure with good management you are able to complete the harvest in the time frame given other wise if a problem keeps accruing then action steps must be taken.
Question 11: After attending a harvesting operation, assess the days’ harvest to distinguish whether it was successful or not. Post your assessment:
When I helped with the harvesting of fauna the operation went well and there were not any problems.
The game capture
The task at hand was to do the chemical game capture and perform it on kudu bulls, wildebeest bull and impala rams. In order to perform chemical game capture you need to have a vet on hand to perform the darting. The vet has to also administer the drugs into the animals for transportation. We got the first years to go out in different teams to perform the capture on the different bulls and rams. Then the second years went with our supervisors and the vets to go out and dart the kudu bull. We jumped onto the back of the cruiser and then got briefed on the way to go dart. We were told to keep quiet and not make any sudden movements. We went out in to the 400 hector and went on the search for the kudu bull. When we finally caught up with the other cruiser they had already darted the bull and we followed the other cruiser. Now how it works is the dart that went in to the kudu bull and the dart contains a tracker which goes in to the kudu. Now on the cruiser the vet had a radio which picks up the frequency of the dart which allows us to track the kudu after it has been darted. When we came close and the signal got strong then we all climbed off the cruisers and went further on foot. When we got to the kudu then the first thing that we had to go is pick up the kudu’s head to open the airwaves. Then we had to roll it over on to its legs which are folded under the body to help the kudu breath. Then we moved the kudu onto a stretcher and 3 of use carried it on each side and then two people carried the horns so that they don’t hurt the people carrying the body. Then we moved the kudu on to the cruiser and climbed on. We had to remember that while doing this you have to keep watch of the animals eyes in case the animal wakes up for any reason. The other thing we had to do was to check that the animal waking it up eventually is still breathing by putting your hand just in front of the nose making sure that the animal breathes out. When we got back to the trailer then we loaded the kudu into its trailer and then watched the vet administer the drugs into the kudu.
Who was involved?
Sieg, Arno, Second years, Pip, Vets on standby and Armand and Kyle
What happened?
Chemical game capture
When did it take place?
2013-03-19
Where did it take place?
It took place on Sondela Nature Reserve in the 400 hector
Why did it take place?
So Sondela can make some money off their bigger game and to lower the amount of game on the farm.
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