Since there are two harvests a year in Chishang, around each May and October, the farmers come into town to register, declaring that their crops are ripe and ready for the harvest. Next, the rice factory or the township administration sends inspectors to take samples from the fields to determine whether pesticide residues are below the minimum level. If so, the harvest may commence.
由於池上鄉一年兩期稻作，所以每年 5 月和 10 月左右，農友們便紛紛來到鄉內各定點進行登記，告知稻穀成熟、已準備收割，接著由米廠或公所派人到田裡取樣檢驗，確定農藥殘留值合格後才開始收割。