Transcript of Episode #2
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Summary
Tas Ag Co Transitions Farm to Regen
We head to north central Tasmania to meet Sam and Steph Trethewey co-founders of Tas Ag Co. Almost two years ago they moved onto their new farm and began the conversion to a regenerative farming system. They share the highs and lows of being in the midst of that transition.
In June 2020 they were the first farmers in the state to have a soil carbon declared under the Emissions Reduction Fund and in February they launched their regenerative beef product in Hills St Grocer Stores across Tasmania.
Sam Trethewey, Co-founder and Managing Director of Tasmanian Agricultural Company
Stephanie Trethewey, Co-founder and Marketing Director of Tas Ag Co
Dur: 0.00-37.00
Regen Pioneers & Voluntary Carbon Credits verses ACCUs
The new opportunities for pioneers of Regen Ag and what to consider when choosing between registering your soil carbon credits with the Australian Government’s ERF or the voluntary market.
Matthew Warnken, Founder and Managing Director of AgriProve
Dur: 37.00-41.00
Labs respond to high demand for soil carbon testing
The Environmental Analysis Laboratory at Southern Cross University has employed 10 new staff and bought new equipment to meet the escalating demand for soil carbon testing as the soil carbon farming industry begins to scale.
Graham Lancaster, Founding Manager/Director of the Environmental Analysis Laboratory Southern Cross University
Dur: 41.00-46.10
New ERF method for soil carbon in 2021
The Agricultural Systems Methodology 2018 which governs the regulation of soil carbon farming and the issuance of soil carbon credits is under review. The changes may enable farmers to receive annual payments for building soil carbon and facilitate payments for delivering ecosystem services like improved biodiversity and water management.
Matthew Warnken, Founder and Managing Director of AgriProve
Dur: 46.10-50.54
If you want to learn more about the science behind regenerating your soils Watch the webinar series on Building Top Soils: The Science of Soil Carbon with Declan McDonald.
Music on the Regen Report is composed and recorded by Rosie Westbrook.
Sam and Stephanie Trethewey founders and directors of Tas Ag Co in north central Tasmania