Tucker Carbon

Tucker Carbon is a soil carbon project located at Willaura North, approximately 36km south of Ararat and near the foothills of the Grampians in western Victoria. It was registered in March 2021 and initially covered an area of 1433.50ha, though a variation in March 2026 removed some areas from the project boundary.

The project operates under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology. This method allows land managers to earn carbon credits by building soil carbon stocks in agricultural systems, calculating the sequestered carbon through a hybrid approach of physical soil core sampling and modelled estimates. The specific activity for this project involves applying nutrients to the land in the form of a synthetic or non-synthetic fertiliser to address a material soil deficiency. In August 2022, the project underwent a method variation to update from the older 2018 measurement methodology to the 2021 measurement and models methodology.

The Willaura North area features a temperate climate with a reliable average annual rainfall of approximately 550mm. Soils in the region are predominantly grey and red loams. The general land use in this district is heavily focused on mixed farming, including broadacre winter cropping (such as wheat, canola, and barley) and livestock grazing.

This project is managed by Jack and Celia Tucker on their family farm, "Rhynie Pastoral". The property is split evenly between a 3,000-head Dorper meat sheep enterprise (Tucker's Dorper) and broadacre cropping. Over the last five years, the Tuckers have transitioned towards regenerative agriculture by implementing strict timed rotational grazing, multi-species forage cropping, and addressing soil deficiencies to boost biodiversity, animal welfare, and natural capital across the landscape.