Daly Pty Ltd

Daly Pty Ltd is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 20km south-east of Young in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales. It was registered in June 2021 and covers 1,174.81ha.

Soil organic carbon sequestration projects involve altering agricultural management practices to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil, which is then quantified through direct measurement and modeling. Standard requirements for this methodology include conducting rigorous baseline soil sampling to establish initial carbon levels, implementing one or more new eligible management activities, and performing ongoing soil testing and modeling over the crediting period to verify the carbon increases.

The Young area is highly productive agricultural land, historically known for cherry orchards, grazing, and broadacre cropping such as wheat and canola. The region generally experiences a winter-dominated, moderately high rainfall climate. Soils in the surrounding agricultural zones are predominantly Chromosols and Dermosols, which can sometimes be hardsetting with sodic subsoils.

This project increases carbon in the soil by converting from intensive tillage practices to reduced or no-tillage practices. This minimises soil disturbance, thereby reducing carbon oxidation and promoting long-term carbon storage. The project is supported by carbon service provider Climate Friendly Pty Ltd, and notably, a farm management plan was completed for this property in April 2021 following initial consultations with Australian Soil Management. On November 4, 2025, the project updated its methodology, transitioning from the 2018 Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration determination to the newer 2021 Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Using Measurement and Models determination.