Dalkeith Soil Carbon Project

Dalkeith Soil Carbon Project is a soil carbon sequestration project located approximately 75km east-northeast of St George and 75km south-southeast of Surat in the Maranoa region of Queensland. It was registered in June 2026 and covers 14,624.43 ha.

Soil organic carbon projects operating under the Measurement and Models 2021 methodology involve undertaking new or materially altered agricultural management practices to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil. These projects must rigorously measure their baseline soil carbon and physically measure changes over time to calculate carbon sequestration and generate carbon credits.

The Maranoa region is known for its extensive sheep and beef cattle grazing operations, as well as some broadacre cropping. The area experiences a semi-arid climate with low to medium rainfall (typically averaging 400-500mm annually), and local soils generally consist of cracking clays (vertosols), red earths, and sandy loams.

This project increases carbon in the agricultural soil system by altering the stocking rate, duration, or intensity of grazing (or any combination of such activities) to promote soil vegetation cover and improve overall soil health. An interesting note is that the project is co-managed by Atlas Agri Solutions Pty Ltd, an agricultural technology and advisory company. Atlas provides digital grazing management tools, such as the MaiaGrazing software app and the Atlas Carbon platform, which are designed to help livestock producers optimise their grazing performance, increase carrying capacity, and confidently engage in the carbon market.