The Jones and Blewett Carbon Projects, owned and managed by the Peart family, have achieved successful issuance of ACCUs under the ACCU Scheme, validating measurable increases in soil carbon across a large-scale grazing operation in Queensland.
The projects form part of a broader 4,800-hectare family-run grazing enterprise, reflecting disciplined grazing management, infrastructure investment and pasture improvement, with carbon measurement now independently quantifying outcomes.
The Peart family has been issued 30,145 ACCUs, representing one of the largest soil carbon issuances to a single farming operation under the ACCU Scheme to date.
13 January 2026: The Jones and Blewitt Carbon Projects, owned and managed by the Peart family in Queensland, have reached a major milestone with the issuance of 30,145 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) under the Australian Government’s ACCU Scheme.
Developed in partnership with AgriProve, the projects sit within the Peart family’s wider 4,800-hectare grazing operation and reflect a long-term commitment to improving soil health, pasture resilience and livestock productivity. The ACCUs issued validate measurable increases in soil organic carbon achieved through practical, farm-led management decisions implemented over many years.
The Peart family has been implementing rotational grazing systems, progressively increasing paddock numbers, improving water infrastructure and allowing pastures adequate rest and recovery. While these practices were originally adopted to strengthen the performance and resilience of the broader farming business, the soil carbon projects are measuring and validating the continued improvement in soil health and carbon outcomes achieved across the properties through ongoing management refinement.
“Our focus has always been on ground cover, pasture diversity and giving the country time to recover,” said Rowan Peart. “We’ve seen the benefits in carrying capacity, livestock performance and how the country responds after dry periods. The carbon project hasn’t changed why we do what we do - it’s given us a way to measure and validate the results.”
Across the Peart family’s 4,800-hectare farming operation, ongoing investment in fencing, water infrastructure and pasture establishment has supported controlled grazing and improved feed quality. These changes have enabled more effective pasture utilisation while maintaining conservative stocking buffers to manage seasonal risk and variability.
“We’ve effectively doubled our carrying capacity over the long term, but we’re still careful not to push the country too hard,” Rowan said. “That buffer matters when dry times come around. Healthier soils recover faster, and that resilience is worth just as much as the carbon credits themselves.”
The soil carbon projects were established after careful consideration of measurement accuracy, project structure and long-term practicality. The Peart family selected AgriProve based on its soil-first approach and shared-success model, where monitoring, sampling and reporting are directly aligned with measurable outcomes achieved on-farm.
“For us, it was important that the science stacked up and that the process worked in the context of a large grazing business,” Rowan said. “Once we were confident the measurement was accurate and the approach was practical, it made sense to move forward.”
Quotes attributable to AgriProve General Manager, Kieren Whittock:
“The Jones and Blewett Carbon Projects are examples of how disciplined grazing management can deliver measurable soil carbon outcomes within a large, commercially focused farming operation,” Mr Whittock said.
“The Peart family operates at scale, and achieving an issuance of this size requires consistency, patience and sound decision-making over many years.”
“The 30,145 ACCUs issued reflect how management changes implemented under the soil carbon projects have complemented long-term land stewardship, with the ACCUs validating measurable improvements in soil carbon achieved during the project period.”
“At AgriProve, we take a soil-first approach because productivity and carbon are inseparable. When soils improve, pasture utilisation improves, stocking rates lift sustainably, and businesses become more resilient. This issuance shows what’s possible when good farming and robust measurement come together.”
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