The Future Farm: What you need to know now
In the evolving agricultural landscape, the pace at which producers address emissions will critically define their market position and financial resilience. Early action in transitioning towards net zero emissions offers a strategic advantage. Producers’ approach and timing of their emissions-reduction strategy are not merely about being environmentally responsible; they have significant business implications.
Rising farm costs? Minimise them with soil carbon farming
The growing recognition that climate-smart agriculture needs to address both environmental resilience and profitability is leading to a broader understanding of its benefits, which extend beyond ecological impacts to include financial incentives for farmers.
Carbon Sync: Gold Sponsor of evokeAG 2024
From 20-21 February 2024, Perth played host to Australasia’s largest AgTech and FoodTech conference, evokeAG, hosted by Agrifutures Australia. Carbon Sync was delighted to be a Gold Sponsor of the event, and had the opportunity to meet with hundreds of attendees over the two days of the conference.
Carbon Sync hosts successful ‘Future of Farming’ event
On 19 February, 2024, Carbon Sync hosted “The Future Farm: On-Farm Innovation Showcase” as a side event to the evokeAG conference. The event was held at Bungulla Farm, Tammin, WA and co-sponsored by Wheatbelt Connect, Swarmfarm and The ZNE Ag CRC. It offered an opportunity to witness first-hand how innovative farming practices and technologies can merge to forge a sustainable and profitable agricultural future. More than 80 participants attended from across Australia and around the world.
Chevron to fund new WA soil carbon capture pilot
In its first nature-based carbon offsets project in Australia, Chevron will provide funding to the WA-based Carbon Sync, which is leading a soil carbon sequestration pilot project involving up to 80,000 hectares of WA’s cropping and grazing region.
How does soil carbon testing work?
In this blog post, we will explore the importance of soil carbon baseline testing, the methods used to obtain soil samples, and the laboratory processes involved in determining soil carbon percentages.
As we grapple with the urgent need to combat climate change, it has become increasingly evident that agriculture plays a crucial role in both mitigating and adapting to the environmental challenges we face. One promising avenue in sustainable agriculture is soil carbon sequestration, a process that involves capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil. To embark on this transformative journey, farmers need a solid understanding of their soil’s carbon content, which can be achieved through soil carbon testing.
How can agriculture help mitigate climate change?
Agriculture can play a pivotal role in mitigating climate change, which is a global crisis accelerating due to rising greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss. A shift in agricultural practices can transform this sector. While agriculture has traditionally been a major contributor to greenhouse gases, it has the opportunity to be a significant solution for climate change mitigation.
Carbon Sync launches EOIs for Soil Carbon Farming
Carbon Sync’s Founder and CEO, Louise Edmonds, today launched the Expression of Interest process for Soil Carbon Farming in Western Australia.
Carbon Sync, a Western Australian soil carbon project developer, has been funded to roll out a six-year Soil Carbon Farming Pilot Project. The Carbon Sync team is actively speaking with farmers and landholders who are considering soil carbon farming on their land.
What determines the quality of a carbon credit?
Several factors determine the quality or integrity of a carbon credit. They typically revolve around additionality, permanence, leakage, and verification principles.
Carbon Sync CEO welcomes demand for premium carbon credits
Carbon Sync’s Founder and CEO, Louise Edmonds, welcomes the results of a recent study published by S&P Global Commodity Insights, highlighting robust demand for premium-priced Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The premium prices are being received by carbon project proponents who are offering late-vintage ACCUs with verified environmental and social co-benefits.
How does soil carbon farming work?
Soil carbon farming is an agricultural practice that involves adoption of regenerative farming practices to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil. In a nutshell, it enhances the ability of plants to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (via photosynthesis) and store it in the soil as organic matter. This process ultimately sequesters carbon in the soil but in the process of doing so, it promotes soil health and structure, water retention and biodiversity, and can reduce soil erosion, pests and disease.
Carbon Sync in the Northern Valley News
Renowned soil health educator Joel Williams visited Muresk Institute in Northam on March 28 to present a soil health lecture to farmers and industry representatives. He presented alongside Kevin Elmy from Cover Crops Canada, on the topic, “The Nexus between Nitrogen Carbon and Biodiversity.”
Ecology will be the Frontier in Agricultural Innovation
Humans have cleared one-third of the world’s forests and two-thirds of the wild grasslands. As a result, wild mammal biomass has declined by 85%. Land use change for the purpose of agriculture is the primary driver of the loss of the earth’s biodiversity. The impact of this loss of biodiversity is coming into sharper focus as we begin to see the effects of climate change starkly unfold. We are now facing climate and biodiversity crises. These two crises are interlinked and inseparable. To stabilise the climate, we must also restore the earth’s biodiversity.
Western Australian Carbon Farming Land Restoration Program
Today the Western Australian Government announced that Round Two applications are open for the $15m Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program.
According to the Agriculture and Food Department, “The State Government’s $15 million CarbonFarming and Land Restoration Program (CF-LRP) aims to realize agriculture’s potential to sequester carbon in the landscape and contribute to growing the WA carbon market.
Carbon Sync attends Net Zero Event at Carnamah
Carbon Sync Founder and CEO, Louise Edmonds, attended yesterday’s “Climate Solutions and Navigating the Net Zero Transition for Agriculture” at Carnamah, Western Australia (WA). The event was coordinated by AgZero2030 with sponsorship from the WA Government and industry partners.
There was an in-depth information exchange throughout the day, guided by a range of presenters. Presenters included representatives from the Western Australian government, agriculture industry, science, technology, academia and financial services.