Howson Carbon project
The Howson Carbon Project, part of the grazing enterprise Gunthorpe Cattle Company/Tarramba Brahmans, has generated 12,920 Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) under the ACCU Scheme.
As part of their soil carbon project Adam and Tracy improved watering systems and installed fencing to subdivide paddocks. This provides rest periods that work to enhance grazing intensity across the agribusiness. They have also invested in legume and grass improvements that have helped increase biomass across the project.
Adam and Tracy Gunthorpe Landholders managing Howson CP
The farming operation consists of 3,000 head of cattle with 900 breeding cows across 20,000 acres in central Queensland.
The project has generated
Project Highlights:
ACCUs issued within 2 years of project operation
The project is beyond net-zero carbon intensity, sequestering more carbon than it emitted each year.
Further proof that grazing management is a key element to building soil carbon.
Results
The Howson Carbon Project land management strategy revolves around grazing intensity. Adam and Tracy incorporate rotational grazing and are proactive in matching their stocking rate to carrying capacity.
The Howson Carbon Project also serves as one of three Producer Demonstration Sites in a research project with Meat and Livestock Australia exploring the impact of soil carbon on grazing enterprises and how it can contribute to the industry’s carbon neutral by 2030 target (CN30).
Adam Gunthorpe: “These credits boost the value of our family land. We’re in this for the long haul as we have 24 years of carbon projects ahead of us, but we’re impressed with the speed of turnaround.”
“Climate has varied my entire life with wet and dry periods. We’re using the carbon project to help us build climate resilience. If you’re passionate about your land and improving it the benefits will follow.”
WHY AGRIPROVE
AgriProve uses data driven tools and unique financing mechanisms to make regenerative grazing accessible and profitable for farmers. Partnering with landholders and industry leaders to mutually benefit from carbon project success. Our unique ACCU success fee model removes the risk and creates a true partnership for the entirety of the project.
Utilising AgriProve’s innovative, digitally enabled Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) model project partners benefit from the expedited soil sampling and carbon crediting process.
““We liked the AgriProve model. While we paid for the upfront sampling, partnering with AgriProve was more cost effective over the lifetime of the project from a cashflow perspective for us, even though they take a relatively larger percentage of end credits.””