Foll Carbon Project

The Foll Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Central West region of New South Wales, approximately 45km east of Dubbo and north of Wellington. Registered in June 2021, the project covers nearly 500 hectares of agricultural land within the Dubbo Regional Council local government area.

The region is characterized by a mix of grazing and cropping activities, typical of the NSW Central West slopes and plains. The area generally receives an annual rainfall of approximately 600mm-650mm, supporting temperate farming systems. The local landscape often features Red Chromosols and clay-loam soils which are well-suited to the project's objective of building soil organic carbon.

Operated under the Measurement of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Systems (2018) methodology, the project aims to increase carbon stocks by modifying land management practices. Specifically, the project activities involve altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing. By optimizing how livestock interact with the pasture, the project seeks to improve ground cover and root mass, which in turn draws more carbon from the atmosphere into the soil profile.

An interesting administrative note for this project involves a variation processed in March 2022, where specific areas were removed from the project boundary, likely to exclude non-compliant or non-arable sections of the property. The project is managed by Agriprove Solutions, a prominent service provider in the Australian soil carbon sector.