Morrison Carbon Project 6

Morrison Carbon Project 6 is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 3.5 kilometres northwest of the town of Goomalling in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Registered on April 29, 2022, the project covers a land area of 105.06 hectares. The project is part of a larger aggregation of carbon projects on the property managed by landholder Ian Clarke in partnership with the proponent, AgriProve Solutions.

The Goomalling region is a significant agricultural hub known for mixed farming operations, primarily consisting of broadacre cereal cropping (wheat and barley) and sheep grazing. The local environment is characterized by a Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers, receiving an average annual rainfall of approximately 360mm to 370mm. The soil types in this specific part of the Avon River Basin are typically varied, ranging from sandy loams and deep sands to duplex soils and some heavy clays, which historically have low organic matter content, making them prime candidates for carbon sequestration improvements.

This project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology (Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models). This method requires the proponent to measure baseline soil carbon levels and then implement new land management activities designed to increase those levels over time. Specific activities for this project include re-establishing or rejuvenating pastures through seeding or pasture cropping and altering grazing intensity to improve soil vegetation cover.

A notable fact about this operation is its significance to the Western Australian carbon market. The wider Morrison Carbon Project aggregation (specifically the initial project areas) was the first soil carbon project in Western Australia to be successfully issued Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The farm employs regenerative practices such as no-till farming, multi-species cover cropping, and the use of biological inputs to drive soil health and carbon storage.