Messner Carbon Project 3

Messner Carbon Project 3 is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the northeastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 40km east of Mukinbudin and 15km north of the Warralakin locality. Registered on June 20, 2022, the project covers a substantial area of 1,136 hectares. The surrounding region is predominantly utilized for dryland broadacre cropping (wheat, barley, canola) and sheep grazing. The environment is semi-arid, typically receiving low annual rainfall between 300mm and 350mm, with soils often characterized as sandy loams, yellow sands, or duplex soils that are naturally low in organic matter.

The project operates under the "Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models" 2021 methodology. This framework allows landholders to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by implementing specific management changes that increase soil carbon levels compared to a baseline. The core activity for this project is the application of synthetic or non-synthetic fertilizers to address material nutrient deficiencies. By correcting these deficiencies, the project aims to improve plant vigor and biomass production, which in turn drives higher rates of carbon sequestration in the soil profile.

Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd serves as the project proponent, a company specializing in soil carbon projects across Australia. The project is part of a series (indicated by the number '3'), suggesting the participating landholder, likely the Messner family, has committed multiple parcels of land or properties in the Shire of Westonia or Mukinbudin area to carbon farming initiatives.