Lifting carbon levels in soil has many benefits for landowners including generating income from carbon credits and now a $20,000 incentive is also on offer.
PDF Article: The Corryong Courier
Pay dirt: world first project paves way for soil carbon payments
EARLIER this year Victorian cattle producers Niels and Marja Olsen achieved a world first by earning income for capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil on their property.
The company behind the soil carbon project says Australia has all the necessary elements to drive a strong soil carbon market in future.
Article: Beef Central
Victorian Country Hour with Warwick Long
Today, a special broadcast from the National Carbon Farming Conference in Albury.
Interviews include Matthew Warnken and Niels Olsen.
Audio: ABC Radio
Australia's first carbon farming prize offers $20k incentive - RN Breakfast - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
While Australia's energy policy history has been quite muddled, did you know that soil has the potential to play a significant role in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions?
Earlier this year an Australian farmer became the first in the world to receive carbon credits for capturing and storing carbon in the soil on his property in Victoria.
And while carbon farming is yet to be widely embraced, there's now a national cash prize of $20,000 on offer to encourage Aussie farmers to give carbon farming a go.
Audio: Radio National
$20K incentive for farmers to build soil carbon
Australia’s leading soil carbon farming developer AgriProve will announce the establishment of a national cash prize for carbon farming at the National Carbon Farming Conference and Expo in Albury today.
The AgriProve 20/20 Olsen Prize for Soil Carbon Farming recognises the Olsen family who was issued with the first soil carbon credits under the Emissions Reduction Fund in March this year and gives farmers an incentive to match the Olsen’s achievement.
Article: ESD News
Dairy farmer earns credit for improving pasture
STEVE Whitsed's enthusiasm for creating carbon in his pastures is obvious as he details the process.
With Australia's system of carbon credits now operating, he says as he regenerates the pastures on his organic dairy farm, he also has the capacity to build a folio of carbon credits that can be sold on the open market to companies looking to offset their emissions.
Article: Farm Online
Building carbon levels pays off
A revolutionary tilling system has the potential for the Upper Murray to lead the world in soil carbon improvement, giving local farmers the opportunity to add to their bottom line while helping save the planet.
PDF Article: The Corryong Courier
Climate Risk in Agriculture Conference
Farmers and industry experts have gathered to discuss the implications of climate change on their struggling sector.
Producers say they're on the frontline of global warming and its devastation, and are busy responding to it.
Video: Win TV News Gippsland
Soil Carbon
Soilkee - the way of the future.
The machine works to improve soil health with the added benefit of creating soil carbon.
Video: Win TV News Albury
International Trust Backs Australian Soil Carbon System
The Grantham Environmental Trust has invested in AgriProve, an Australian agricultural startup to commercialise soil carbon solutions that improve agricultural productivity while sequestering carbon and mitigating climate change.
Article: Energy Source and Distribution
The US-based Grantham Environmental Trust has agreed to invest up to A$2.5 million ($1.75 mln) in an Australian start-up seeking to generate carbon credits from soil carbon projects.
Article: Carbon Pulse
World’s first soil carbon project a giant leap for humankind
An innovative project from Australia is leading the world in turning around agriculture’s reputation as a dominant source of greenhouse gasses including atmospheric CO2, giving farmers the opportunity to be climate action heroes. Soils hold significant potential, contributing to drawdown climate change solutions, by storing atmospheric carbon removed via regenerative farming practices.
Article: Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Australian farmer accredited with soil carbon credits in a world first
Higher yields, better drought resistance and as a bonus the government will pay you for it.
It may sound too good to be true but West Gippsland farmer and inventor, Niels Olsen says these are the benefits of carbon farming.
Article: The Land
Warragul farmer leading the way in soil carbon innovation
A Warragul farmer is leading the way in innovation of soil carbon.
Niels Olsen's renovator increases organic soil carbon levels, meaning good news for pastures and even better news for the environment
Video: Win TV News Gippsland
First Soil Carbon Credits could unlock millions of offset supply in Australia
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator on Thursday issued offsets to a soil carbon project, a global first that could unlock millions more carbon credits from the country’s project pipeline.
Article: Carbon Pulse
N4C applauds world’s first soil carbon project to earn credits under UN Paris Agreement
In a world first, carbon credits are to be counted for the first time under the United Nations Climate Paris Agreement. These have just been issued for a soil carbon project under the Australian Emissions Reduction Fund. The credits were received by the Grounds Keeping Carbon Project, which showcases the work of an innovation and farming system in Victoria that creates soil carbon in pastures at rates that are comparable with forests. The Soilkee Pasture Renovator combines cultivation, mulching, aeration and mixed species seeding to improve grazing systems and build soil carbon effectively. The higher the soil carbon levels the more productive and healthy the farm.
Article: Nature 4 Climate