Coventry Soil Carbon Project

Coventry Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration initiative located in the Liverpool Plains region of New South Wales, approximately 40 kilometers south-west of the regional city of Tamworth. Registered in August 2024, the project initially covered a project area of roughly 2,250 hectares near the locality of Piallaway. In June 2025, a variation was filed to remove specific areas from the project's scope, refining the boundaries of the carbon estimation area.

The project operates under the 2021 Soil Carbon Methodology (Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration using Measurement and Models). This method credits landholders for storing carbon in agricultural soils by introducing new management activities. For the Coventry project, the primary activity involves altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing. This approach is designed to increase ground cover and improve soil health, thereby enhancing the soil's capacity to sequester carbon. The project proponent, Atlas Agri Solutions (trading as Atlas Carbon), specializes in data-driven grazing management and likely employs tools such as MaiaGrazing to optimize these stocking decisions.

Environmentally, the site is situated in one of Australia's premier agricultural districts. The Liverpool Plains are renowned for their extensive plains of black basalt earths (Vertosols), which are heavy cracking clays known for high fertility and water-holding capacity. The region is classified as having a temperate climate with a summer-dominant rainfall pattern, averaging between 600mm and 700mm annually. These conditions are highly favorable for mixed farming, supporting both extensive cattle grazing and cropping, making it a prime location for soil carbon projects that rely on biomass production to build soil organic matter.