Batchelor Carbon Project

The Batchelor Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located near the small dairy farming community of Fish Creek, approximately 160km southeast of Melbourne in Victoria's South Gippsland region. Registered in May 2020, the project covers roughly 117 hectares of agricultural land.

The project operates under the 2018 Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration methodology, which rewards landholders for increasing soil organic carbon levels through improved management practices. In this specific instance, the project activities focus on re-establishing or rejuvenating pastures via seeding. This approach typically involves introducing multi-species pasture mixes to improve root depth and soil biology, thereby drawing more carbon from the atmosphere into the soil profile. As the proponent, Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd facilitates this process using their data-driven soil sampling and testing protocols to verify carbon gains over time.

Situated in South Gippsland, the project benefits from the region's reliable high rainfall and productive soils, which are generally classified as friable clay loams or sandy loams. These environmental conditions are ideal for the project's goal of pasture rejuvenation, as moisture availability is a critical factor in rapid biomass growth and subsequent soil carbon accumulation. The surrounding landscape is heavily utilized for intensive grazing, particularly dairy and beef cattle, making this project a representative example of integrating carbon farming with traditional livestock operations.