Opportunity

At Moora Plains, the Lawrie family wanted to enhance their grazing operation by incorporating soil carbon management across 3,553 hectares with 1,500 trade cattle. A key target was to increase stock density, which successfully allowed for longer paddock rest periods—up to 300 days in dieback-affected areas—supporting new plant growth. Despite facing challenges like flooding and drought, there was also a desire to improve soil health and ground cover. These efforts were expected to be highly effective and sharpened the focus on soil carbon driving improvements in overall land management.

Programme
Strategy

Increasing paddock numbers

Water Infrastructure Upgrade

Rigorous time Controlled Grazing Plan

Focusing on transitioning from monocultures to diverse natural pastures, we implemented a programme to improve soil health and water retention. This would ultimately increase soil carbon levels, a natural progression to sustainable farming that would also create a secondary revenue stream in ACCUs.

Programme
Goals

Reduce the permanence period from 100 to 25 years to provide a realistic timeframe for Meghan and Andrew to plan for the future. This change would allow them to envision a viable future for the next generation, ensuring the farm remains in capable hands – a deeply meaningful outcome for them.

• Build resilience in the land
• Create an additional revenue stream
• Future proofing the business (Succession planning)

Results