Davies Farming Carbon Project

Davies Farming Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located approximately 35km southwest of Forbes in the Central West region of New South Wales. It was registered in May 2024 and covers a project area of 1,637.47ha.

Soil carbon projects operating under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models methodology involve undertaking new or materially different agricultural management practices to build soil organic carbon. Changes are tracked over time using a combination of baseline soil sample testing and subsequent measurements or models.

The Forbes area is known for mixed farming operations, primarily broadacre winter cropping (such as wheat and canola) alongside sheep and cattle grazing. The region typically experiences a moderate, variable rainfall climate and the local soils generally consist of productive red-brown earths, clay loams, and vertosols (cracking clays).

This project was set up to increase carbon in the soil within the agricultural system by applying nutrients to the land in the form of a synthetic or non-synthetic fertiliser to address a material deficiency. Notably, the project is managed by Loam Carbon Pty Ltd, a prominent developer in the Australian soil carbon space that specialises in microbial carbon technologies. The project also underwent a variation in March 2025, which resulted in portions of the initially registered land area being removed from the project boundaries.