Maylan Pty Ltd Carbon Project

Maylan Pty Ltd Carbon Project is a soil carbon project located in the Liverpool Plains region of New South Wales, approximately 10km north of the small town of Premer and 50km southwest of the major agricultural centre of Gunnedah. Registered in August 2024, the project covers a substantial area of roughly 1,200 hectares. The project operates on land managed by Maylan Pty Ltd, an established agricultural entity in the Quirindi and Premer districts since 1999.

The project utilizes the 2021 Soil Carbon methodology (Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models). This method credits landholders for increasing soil organic carbon levels through changes in land management. Specifically, this project focuses on applying synthetic or non-synthetic fertilizers to address nutrient deficiencies. This ensures that the soil has the correct balance of nitrogen, phosphorus, and other elements required to "lock in" carbon effectively, a concept known as stoichiometry.

The Liverpool Plains is renowned as one of Australia's premier agricultural regions, characterised by its flat to gently undulating landscape and deep, fertile black cracking clays (Vertosols). These soils are highly productive but require careful management to maintain structure. The region typically falls into a temperate climate zone with a summer-dominant rainfall averaging around 620mm annually. Land use in the immediate vicinity is dominated by broadacre cropping (sorghum, wheat, cotton) and beef cattle grazing.

A key feature of this project is its proponent, Loam Carbon Pty Ltd. Loam Carbon specialises in microbial seed coating technology (inoculum) designed to introduce specific fungi into the soil that enhance the stability of sequestered carbon. While the official registry description highlights nutrient application, projects by this proponent typically integrate their proprietary "CarbonBuilder" fungal treatment to accelerate soil carbon build-up alongside standard fertilizer strategies.