The Lawrie family at Moora Plains, Gogango, Qld, wanted to enhance their grazing operation by incorporating soil carbon management across 3553 hectares with 1500 trade cattle.
A key target was to increase stock density, which successfully allowed for longer paddock rest periods—up to 300 days in dieback-affected areas—supporting new plant growth.
Despite facing challenges like flooding and drought, there was also a desire to improve soil health and ground cover.
These efforts were expected to be highly effective and sharpened the focus on soil carbon driving improvements in overall land management.
Focusing on transitioning from monocultures to diverse natural pastures, the Lawries partnered with soil carbon project developer CarbonLink to implement a programme to improve soil health and water retention. This would ultimately increase soil carbon levels, a natural progression to sustainable farming that would also create a secondary revenue stream in ACCUs.
Program Goals
Reduce the permanence period from 100 to 25 years to provide a realistic timeframe for the Lawries to plan for the future. This change would allow them to envision a viable future for the next generation, ensuring the farm remains in capable hands – a deeply meaningful outcome for them.
- Build resilience in the land
- Create an additional revenue stream
- Future proofing the business (Succession planning)
Results
“The issue of ACCUs is a just reward for the effort that has gone into changing the way Moora Plains is managed.” Terry McCosker OAM, Founder, CarbonLink
Want to know more, or curious if soil carbon farming is for you? CarbonLink is hosting a free webinar for anyone interested in improving land quality, productivity & earnings with carbon farming (just like Moora Plains).
‘Boost Productivity & Profitability with a Soil Carbon Project.’
27 November 2024, 5.30PM (AEST)
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From the organiser: We want to challenge the belief that soil carbon projects require sacrifices to productivity or profitability. Our experts will present you with compelling case studies showcasing successful increases in both profitability and productivity alongside soil carbon initiatives, while also examining instances where productivity did not improve as expected—analysing the reasons and lessons learned.
Hear from CarbonLink and RCS Founder, Terry McCosker, Chief Scientific Officer, Robert Crossley and Advisory Manager, Emilie Lyons.
CarbonLink is Australia’s largest soil carbon project developer, managing over 250,000 hectares. Having successfully project-managed 92% of soil carbon credits issued to date, we have established ourselves as the leader in end-to-end carbon project management in Australia. We provide landholders with the expertise, confidence, and support they need to generate income from carbon farming.
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