Daly Pty Ltd

Daly Pty Ltd is a soil carbon project located at the 'Milgadara' property, approximately 20km east of Young in New South Wales. It was registered in June 2021 and covers 1,174.81 ha.

Soil carbon projects involve building soil organic carbon levels in agricultural systems by adopting new, eligible land management practices. In November 2025, the project varied its method to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative, Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Using Measurement and Models) Methodology Determination 2021. To increase soil carbon, this project converts from intensive tillage practices to reduced or no tillage practices.

The Young area is well known for its mixed farming enterprises, including cropping and grazing. The Milgadara property itself integrates prime lamb, cattle, cereal, canola, and legume crops. The region experiences a temperate, cool-season wet climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 600-650 mm. The local soils are diverse, consisting of moderately deep stony soils (Rudosols), deeper uniform earths and sands (Kandosols), and texture-contrast soils (Chromosols and Sodosols).

Bill and Rhonda Daly, the project proponents, are fourth-generation farmers who have successfully transitioned their conventional farming system to biological and regenerative agriculture over the last two decades following a health scare. In addition to introducing minimal tillage, they have planted over 50,000 trees on the property to improve biodiversity and provide shelter for stock. Their sustainable practices have led to the farm being highlighted as a national 'Soils for Life' case study, and the Dalys also operate a successful on-farm humus compost business called YLAD Living Soils.