Valdana and The Springs Soil Carbon Project

Valdana and The Springs Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon farming project located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, approximately 20km northeast of Denmark and 30km southwest of Mount Barker. Registered in November 2022, the project originally covered an area of 640.01 hectares.

Soil carbon projects operating under the "Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models" methodology involve introducing new or materially different agricultural land management practices to build soil organic carbon. The standard requirements for these projects involve rigorous baseline soil sampling and testing prior to or shortly after commencement, followed by subsequent rounds of physical measurement and laboratory testing to prove and calculate actual carbon sequestration over the project's crediting period.

The region between Denmark and Mount Barker is a highly productive agricultural area known for beef and dairy cattle grazing, sheep farming, forestry, and cool-climate viticulture. The area falls within a high rainfall classification, typically receiving between 600mm to 1000mm of rain annually, which supports strong pasture growth. The environment is characterized by a mix of diverse soil types, primarily lateritic loamy gravels, sandy loams, and rich karri loams.

This project aims to increase carbon in the agricultural soil system by re-establishing or rejuvenating pastures through seeding or pasture cropping. It is operated by Andcla Farming Pty Ltd as trustee for the A.C. & C.A. Jenkins Family Trust, with Carbon West Pty Ltd acting as the primary project agent and developer. An interesting development in the project's lifecycle occurred on May 14, 2026, when a formal variation was made to the project area, removing some listed parcels from the original 640-hectare boundaries.