Jones Carbon Project 9

Jones Carbon Project 9 is a soil carbon project located in the Central Highlands region of Queensland, approximately 100km south of Rolleston and 60km northeast of Injune. It was registered in February 2023 and currently covers 265.54 hectares.

Soil carbon projects operating under the Measurement of Soil Carbon methodology involve implementing new or materially different agricultural management practices to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil. This specific project aims to achieve sequestration by altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing to promote soil vegetation cover and improve overall soil health.

The Central Highlands area is highly regarded for its agricultural output, primarily featuring broadacre opportunity cropping and cattle grazing. The region experiences a subtropical to semi-arid climate with summer-dominant rainfall. Its soils are predominantly fertile Vertosols, heavy, cracking black and grey clay soils, which possess excellent water-holding capabilities vital for sustaining local agriculture during dry periods.

The project is managed by Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, a prominent developer in the Australian carbon market that aggregates multiple farms into regional portfolios, such as the extensive "Jones Carbon" series of projects. Interestingly, the project underwent a spatial variation in June 2024, where certain portions of the initially listed project area were removed, which is a common occurrence due to property boundary adjustments or land suitability re-assessments.