A NEW app to help sheep producers and their workers reduce their carbon footprint was launched at Hamilton’s Sheepvention Rural Expo by Victoria’s Minister for Training and Skills and Higher..Read More
Terry Sim, August 1, 2022Welcome to AgCarbon Central, Australian agriculture’s dedicated online gathering-point for news, analysis and opinion across the rapidly emerging carbon industry…Read More
Jon Condon and James Nason, July 27, 2022AUSTRALIA’S sheep industry released its first annual report on sustainability today and already producers are seeing the potential for documenting the sector’s progress in key areas…Read More
Sheep Central, July 15, 2022THE newly elected Albanese Government has taken the 10th anniversary of Australia’s carbon market to announce a review of some of the controversial methods used to generate credits…Read More
Eric Barker, July 1, 2022NEW Zealand is set to become the first country in the world to have farmers pay for emissions from sheep and cattle…Read More
James Nason, June 9, 2022WHILE the integrity of the carbon industry has taken a battering in recent weeks, a well-renowned scientist says ag methods are still of high integrity…Read More
Eric Barker, April 13, 2022AGRICULTURE’S environmental footprint has been under the microscope in recent years as various targets and product claims put pressure on the industry to demonstrate its efficiency…Read More
Eric Barker, March 14, 2022AFTER years of hovering around the same price, the value of Australia’s carbon credits has skyrocketed – tripling in the past year…Read More
MEAT & Livestock Australia has released a catalogue of tools and resources for red meat producers seeking a productivity-led approach to reducing net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…Read More
Sheep Central, December 17, 2021MONTHS of talks about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and carbon trading has fuelled significant interest in soil carbon farming, with many producers assessing their options…Read More
Eric Barker, November 17, 2021NEW Zealand researchers believe selection and breeding of low methane-emitting sheep can make a substantial contribution to mitigation of the greenhouse gas at a low cost to industry…Read More
Sheep Central, November 12, 2021AUSTRALIAN agriculture needs to develop a clear framework showcasing sustainability and decarbonisation credentials to investors and customers if it is to stay globally competitive…Read More
Neil Lyon, Grain Central, June 21, 2021