Irrigation features as an eligible practice in the Soil Carbon Method, but what is irrigation’s role in building soil carbon? The first step, engage your local farm advisor! First things first… if you’re looking at undertaking a soil carbon project, we strongly suggest engaging the services of your local farm advisor! They ultimately will… Continue reading Understanding the Role of Irrigation in Soil Carbon Projects
Looking at undertaking a plantation forestry project on your property? The CFF are here to help to unpack the feasibility process. Let’s quickly recap Plantation Forestry A plantation forestry carbon project involves sequestering carbon by growing trees within either a new plantation, or by including existing plantations into the carbon project. Carbon can be… Continue reading The Plantation Forestry Feasibility Process Explained
Warren Pensini explores the benefits of regenerative agriculture to his beef operation in the southwest of Western Australia. Warren Pensini, of Blackwood Valley Beef, sat down with Christie Stewart from Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) to chat about regenerating landscape function on his farm. The current stage of this process includes the landscape rehydration work… Continue reading Warren’s Tackling Salinity with Natural Sequence Farming
The CFF has joined forces with Wide Open Agriculture to bring carbon farming opportunities to WOA’s Dirty Clean Food supply chain members. Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) is trailblazing the Australian agriculture industry within their extensive supply chain of regenerative farming members. As a certified carbon neutral business, WOA was looking to extend their engagement with… Continue reading Wide Open Agriculture Joins the CFF Herd
Let’s break down the basics of a plantation forestry carbon project. What is a Plantation Forestry Carbon Project? At CFF we help landowners register and manage plantation forestry carbon projects. Projects are typically run under the ACCU Scheme’s Plantation forestry methodology (AKA the method). A plantation project aims to accumulate or sequester carbon as trees are… Continue reading Plantation Forestry Carbon Projects 101
It’s full steam ahead at Weelhamby Farm, in the mid-west of WA. 70,000 Trees Delivered 70,000 mixed native tree seedlings have arrived at Weelhamby Farm in preparation for planting across 237 hectares of shelterbelts and tree blocks. With direct seeding finished, the first inch of seeds sprouted, and 30mm of rain arriving in the past… Continue reading Trees Are in the Ground at Weelhamby Carbon Project
Livestock is a key addition to regenerative land management, so how can you effectively integrate livestock into a soil carbon project? There’s a lot of beef around the integration of livestock into land management strategies. However, whilst livestock emissions and overgrazing should definitely be considered, we believe that when managed responsibly and holistically,… Continue reading Responsible Livestock Management for Soil Carbon Projects
Trees are big players in the carbon drawdown game, find out why here… Carbon drawdown is the process of taking carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the landscape (usually in trees or soil). According to the World Market Institute, across the world, trees and forests collectively absorb around 7.6 billion metric tonnes… Continue reading Understanding Carbon Drawdown of Trees
There’s been a lot of buzz about carbon farming in recent years. That’s why we’re breaking down how it can benefit your farming business. Ok, let’s go back to the beginning. What is carbon farming exactly? Carbon farming is basically capturing and storing carbon within working farms or landscapes. This is achieved by… Continue reading The Benefits of Carbon Farming
What happens if drought hits during your soil carbon project? Let’s take a look. The scenario Landholder ABC Farming Co. has a 2000-hectare soil carbon project in the Mudgee region of NSW. After first exploring their opportunity with a CFF feasibility report, ABC takes a DIY approach to the soil carbon project, with some… Continue reading Drought Risk to Soil Carbon Projects
