Grain Guide 2018

GRAIN GUIDE 2018 Institution Email Number Croplife South Africa info@croplife.co.za 087 980 5163 Association of Veterinary and Crop Associations of South Africa (AVCASA) info@avcasa.co.za 087 980 5163 Griffon Poison Information Centre nesher@tiscali.co.za 082 446 8946 Registrar: Act No. 36 of 1947 gilbertn@nda.agric.za 012 319 7252 Redbilled Quelea Control Centre khulisog@daff.gov.za 012 309 5823 Griffon Poison Information Centre nesher@tiscali.co.za 082 446 8946 South African Petroleum Industry Association (SAPIA) info@ .sapia.co.za 011 783 7664 Emergency numbers What does CARA say about invader plants and weeds  ? The Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (CARA) provides specific regulations that provide for the control of weeds and invader plants. In terms of the existing act’s regulation 15, there are three categories of regulated plants: Category 1: Declared weeds The plants in this category must be con­ trolled on land or water surfaces by all land users. These plants may no longer be propagated anymore and all trade in seeds, cuttings or other propagation material is prohibited. They may not be translocated or be allowed to disperse. These species carry a fine and include the most aggressive of the aggressive species. Category 1 plants include various Australian Acacia species, lantana, pom pom weed, water hyacinth and yellow oleander. Category 2 species without a permit are treated as category 1 species and are handled as such. Category 2: Declared invaders with commercial value These are invader plants that pose a threat to the environment, but nevertheless can be exploited for timber, fruits, fuel wood, medici­ nal plants, animal fodder, building material or shelter or to stabilise soil. These species are only allowed to occur in demarcated areas that carry a permit. If the plants are used for commercial purposes, land users have to ob­ tain a water use licence as these plants con­ sume large volumes of water. Where plants occur outside demarcated areas they have to be controlled. Category 2 plants include Rooikrans , black wattle, sisal, grey poplar and weeping willow (not to be confused with indigenous salix mucronata ). The landowner needs to approach the Department of Agricul­ ture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to obtain a permit for the category 2 species. Category 3: Declared invaders with ornamental value and shade benefit These are plants that have the potential of becoming invasive but are considered to have ornamental value. In terms of regulation 15 of CARA, these plants will not be allowed to occur anywhere except in biologically con­ trolled reserves unless they were already in existence when these regulations came into effect (30 March 2001). This means that the existing plants do not have to be removed by the land user; however, they must be kept un­ der control and no new plant may be initiated, propagated or dispersed and the plants may not be sold. Category 3 plants include the tipu tree (so-called racehorse tree), jacaranda, syringa, pepper tree ( Acacia elata ), Australian silky oak, St Joseph’s lily etc. Contacts: Pest control 78 Pest control