Hasluck Carbon Project 3

Hasluck Carbon Project 3 is a soil carbon sequestration project located in the Tatiara District of South Australia, approximately 15 kilometers northeast of the regional center of Bordertown. Registered on September 8, 2022, the project encompasses roughly 376 hectares of agricultural land near the South Australian–Victorian border. The project is managed by Agriprove Solutions Pty Ltd, a leading developer in the Australian soil carbon sector.

The Tatiara region, often locally referred to as the "Good Country," is a highly productive agricultural zone known for reliable medium-rainfall mixed farming. The area supports broadacre cropping (particularly wheat, barley, and canola) alongside livestock grazing. The landscape typically features a Mediterranean climate with an average annual rainfall of approximately 450mm to 480mm. The soils in this specific vicinity are generally texture-contrast soils, often consisting of sandy loams over clay subsoils, or heavier cracking clays which are suitable targets for increasing soil organic carbon levels.

This project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology (Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models). To generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), the project proponent must demonstrate an increase in soil carbon stocks over time compared to a baseline. The specific activities undertaken to achieve this include the application of synthetic or non-synthetic fertilizers to address material nutrient deficiencies and the retention of crop stubble after harvest. These practices are designed to improve plant growth and biomass return to the soil, thereby accelerating the sequestration of atmospheric carbon into the soil profile.

An interesting note regarding this project is its designation as "Number 3," which suggests it is part of an aggregation or a series of projects conducted by the same landholder (the Hasluck family or entity) in collaboration with Agriprove. This staged approach is common in large agricultural operations spreading risk and baselining costs across different parcels of land over time.