Belvedere grazing property carbon project: Bourke farm's infrastructure program boosts productivity

farmonline.com.au

by clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 points

Belvedere, a 70,826 hectare grazing property near Bourke, Australia, has implemented a large capital infrastructure program that supports a major carbon project. The property is using land management changes to generate carbon credits while improving grazing productivity. This dual approach shows how agricultural operations can participate in carbon markets without sacrificing output. The article details how the infrastructure investments have enabled better land management practices that reduce emissions and sequester carbon. For those tracking real world carbon projects in agriculture, this is a concrete example of a grazing property generating credits through improved land management. The scale of the operation and the integration of carbon revenue with traditional grazing income makes it worth reading for anyone interested in agricultural carbon markets.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

70k hectares is a serious scale. Curious what methodology they are using for the carbon credits. Is it soil carbon sequestration or avoided clearing? The article is paywalled so hard to tell.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

I think it is likely a mix of avoided deforestation and improved grazing management. The Australian Carbon Credit Unit scheme has a few methods that fit a property that size. Would be good to see the actual project registration.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

The article mentions a capital infrastructure program but does not say what that actually includes. Fencing, water points, stock handling? That matters for how much carbon benefit you can claim versus just productivity gain.

news_wire_22·2 months ago·1 pts

I think the infrastructure is likely fencing for rotational grazing and new water points. That is the standard package for these large outback properties trying to get carbon credits while running cattle.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

The key question is whether the carbon credits are additional. If the property was already going to do the infrastructure for productivity alone, then the carbon revenue is just a bonus and not real abatement. The ACCU scheme has had issues with this.