Managing carbon on your farm
Carbon farming is about adopting agricultural practices that actively manage carbon, to ensure that cycling carbon is captured and maximised on our land.
When done right, the result is a win for the environment, as well as a win for production.
Ways to manage carbon on your farm
Soils
- healthy soils for production and resilience
- manage groundcover (reduce cultivation, retain stubble)
- meet plant nutrition requirements
- dung beetles
- grazing management
- precision farming
Fertiliser application
- right source, right rate, right time, right place
Pastures management to maximise productivity
- grazing land management
- pastures and legumes
- dietary composition
- plant breeding/selection
Livestock, improve productivity
- increased reproductive rates
- decrease mortality rates
- increase growth rates
- improve genetics
- feed additives
Fuel efficiency and energy use
- pumps and machinery
- buildings and facilities
- efficient practices
- renewable energy
Vegetation
- increase sequestration