Join the NSW Branch of Soil Science Australia for a comprehensive workshop on soil carbon sequestration. This event brings together leading soil scientists and soil carbon practitioners to delve into the "hows and whys" of soil carbon sequestration, and the methods that contribute to increasing soil carbon levels in Australian soils.

Who should attend?

• Anyone with questions about the carbon sequestration process and protocols.
• Those interested in the latest methods for predicting and measuring soil carbon sequestration rates.

The workshop will consider topics such as:

• Perceived versus achievable land management practice and realistic rates of soil carbon sequestration
• Accounting for ‘variable’ site conditions, for example, soil types, cropping practice, and ground cover
• The pros and cons of sampling and measuring soil carbon to 30 cm or beyond 30 cm depth in the soil
• Managing exceptionally favourable and unfavourable years in relation to measuring soil carbon for a project
• The beneficial by-products of accumulating soil carbon for soil resilience and revitalisation of industries

We anticipate this workshop will prove informative for carbon farmers, farmers thinking about a carbon project, government, protocol designers, rural landholders, carbon traders, and Soil Science Australia members who are interested in participating in soil carbon sequestration activities or projects.

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Sequestering Soil Carbon Workshop Summary Program:

8.30 - 8.45 am: Arrival (tea and coffee)

8.45 - 9.00 am: Welcome

9.00 - 10.00 am: The Clean Energy Regulator - Luke Signor, Acting Manager, Savanna, Agriculture and Soil Carbon Credits Team

10.10 - 10.55 am: Soil carbon project opportunities - Carbon Service Providers

10.55 - 11.15 am: Morning Tea

11.15 - 11.55 am: Landholders' perspectives and experiences

12.05 - 12.30 pm: Sequestration rates: myths and magic, or reality? - Dr Jonathan Gray CPSS – Semi-retired Senior Scientist (Soil Modelling), NSW Dept Planning and Environment

12.30 - 12.55 pm: Soil carbon sequestration: more than just carbon credits - Dr Susan Orgill, Soil Carbon Program Manager & Senior Scientific Advisor, Select Carbon

12.55 - 1.40 pm: Lunch

1.40 - 2.05 pm: The practicalities of sampling; tips, tricks and slips - Dr Brian Murphy, Soil Scientist and Visiting Fellow of the Australian National University

2.05 - 2.30 pm: Demystifying sampling design statistics - Dr Jane Aiken CPSS CEnvP, Consulting and Environmental Services

2.40 - 3.05 pm: Constraints to landholder adoption of soil carbon projects - Mr Phil Mulvey, CEO at Ryzo (formerly Carbon Count)

3.05 - 3.30 pm: The dynamics of soil carbon sequestration - Dr Senani Karunaratne, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO

3.30 - 3.50 pm: Afternoon Tea

3.50 - 4.15 pm: Rangeland soil carbon sequestration; playing to Australia’s strengths - Dr Karl Andersson, Research Officer, Soil Carbon, NSW Department of Primary Industries

4.15- 4.55 pm: Presenters Panel Q & A: Where do we go from here? - Dr Peter Bacon CPSS , Woodlots and Wetlands (Chair)

4.55 - 5.00 pm: Close Dr Katharine Brown, NSW Branch President

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