Perry's Paddock Carbon Project

Perry's Paddock Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Warren Shire Council area of New South Wales, approximately 60km north of the town of Warren. Registered in August 2020, the project covers roughly 160 hectares of agricultural land. The surrounding Central West region is widely utilized for mixed farming, incorporating both livestock grazing and dryland cropping.

The project operates under the 2018 Soil Carbon methodology (Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems), which allows landholders to earn carbon credits by increasing soil organic carbon levels. To achieve this, the project has implemented a strategy of re-establishing or rejuvenating pastures through seeding. This activity is designed to improve ground cover and root mass, thereby drawing more carbon from the atmosphere into the soil profile. Under this methodology, the proponent must measure baseline carbon levels via physical soil sampling and demonstrate increases over time to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

Environmentally, the Warren region typically experiences a semi-arid climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 500mm. The soil composition in this part of the Macquarie Valley often features Vertosols (cracking clays) and Chromosols, which are productive agricultural soils but can be susceptible to degradation without careful management. The project is managed by AgriProve Solutions, a prominent developer in the Australian soil carbon sector known for using data-driven approaches to optimize soil health and carbon yields.