Beddall Carbon Project 1

Beddall Carbon Project 1 is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 25km southwest of Moura in the Banana Shire, Central Queensland. Registered on September 16, 2025, the project covers a project area of roughly 196 hectares. The surrounding region is a significant agricultural hub known for beef cattle production, dryland farming, and irrigated cropping, supported by the Dawson River system.

The project operates under the Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models (2021) methodology. This framework allows landholders to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) by implementing new management practices that store carbon in the soil. For this specific project, the primary activities involve integrating legume species into cropping or pasture systems and altering stocking rates (duration or intensity) to promote vegetation cover and improve soil health. The methodology requires rigorous baseline measurement via soil coring, followed by periodic re-sampling and modeling to quantify the increase in soil organic carbon over time.

Environmentally, the Moura region is classified as semi-arid to sub-tropical, with a highly variable annual rainfall of between 600mm and 800mm, predominantly falling in summer. The soils in the Dawson Valley are typically fertile Vertosols (grey or black cracking clays) or texture-contrast soils. These heavy clay soils are generally well-suited to the carbon farming activities proposed, as they have a high capacity to hold water and nutrients essential for sustaining the new pasture legumes.

The project is developed by AgriProve Solutions, Australia's largest soil carbon project developer. AgriProve typically utilizes high-tech soil sampling and satellite monitoring to streamline the crediting process. The existence of a "Beddall Carbon Project 5" in the registry suggests this project may be part of a larger aggregation of land parcels or a segmented farm participating in the scheme.