Conroy Carbon Project

Conroy Carbon Project is a soil organic carbon sequestration project located approximately 10km west of Bordertown in the Tatiara local government area of South Australia. It was registered in October 2024 and covers an area of 224.63ha.

Soil carbon projects utilizing the Measurement and Models methodology involve adopting eligible new agricultural management activities to build soil organic carbon levels over time. These projects require baselining existing soil carbon and using ongoing rigorous measurements or modelling to estimate and verify the net carbon sequestered.

The Tatiara district is a prominent agricultural region widely used for intensive cropping, pastures, and livestock farming. The area experiences a temperate climate with moderate annual rainfall typically ranging between 460mm and 517mm. Soils in the region generally consist of shallow topsoils over calcrete or limestone, deep sands, and sandy loams over clay, which can sometimes be prone to acidity and nutrient depletion.

Managed by the proponent Agriprove Solutions, this project aims to increase carbon in the soil by applying nutrients to the land in the form of synthetic or non-synthetic fertilisers. This targeted activity directly addresses material deficiencies in the earth, which helps to improve plant biomass and root growth, ultimately drawing more carbon down into the agricultural landscape for a nominated 25-year permanence period.