What is soil carbon farming?
Soil carbon farming focuses on the carbon-storing capacity of soils, with farmers using modern science-backed practices to increase the carbon in the soil. It creates several long-term benefits for the ecosystem and can increase farm profitability.
The Soil Carbon Cycle
The sequestration of soil carbon is a complex process involving hundreds of steps and reactions.
It all starts with plants. Using sunlight, they draw carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into life — roots, leaves, and energy. Livestock play their part too: grazing stimulates growth, recycles nutrients, and returns organic matter to the soil.
As plants grow, decompose, or pass through animals, carbon moves underground — where the real work begins. In healthy systems, this carbon feeds microbes, builds structure, and transforms soil from dust into a sponge.
The result?
Healthier plants
Active biology
Soils that hold more water, bounce back from drought, and grow more with less
And over time, a portion of that carbon stays put — locked away in the soil, out of the atmosphere. It’s not just carbon storage. It’s resilience. It’s fertility. It’s climate repair, built from the ground up.