Tucker Carbon

Tucker Carbon is a soil carbon project located approximately 20km southwest of Ararat in western Victoria. It was registered in March 2021 and originally covered 1,433.50 hectares, though a variation to the project in March 2026 removed some specific areas from the project boundaries.

Soil carbon projects under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology involve increasing the amount of carbon stored in agricultural soils through the introduction of new or materially different land management activities. Standard requirements for this method allow a hybrid approach that combines soil sampling and soil carbon model estimates to calculate stock changes.

The Ararat region is well known for agricultural uses such as broadacre cropping, viticulture, and grazing. The environment is considered a moderate rainfall zone, receiving around 670mm annually. Soils in the area vary but are predominantly red texture contrast soils such as Chromosols and Sodosols, with some soils formed on basaltic parent material.

This project aims to increase carbon in the soil system by applying nutrients in the form of a synthetic or non-synthetic fertiliser to address a material deficiency. In August 2022, the project was varied to transition from the older 2018 soil carbon measurement methodology to the updated 2021 determination. The proponent, Tucker's Dorper Pty Ltd, likely runs a sheep grazing enterprise given the Dorper breed, and is supported by the carbon service provider Climate Friendly Pty Ltd.