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Looming soil carbon policy could disadvantage the best farmers We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The Morrison government is eyeing an expanded soil carbon capture scheme so farmers can help Australia meet its emissions reduction targets, but experts warn any future policy should not reward poorly-performing farmers. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says farmers should be part of the Morrison governm...

From ‘moonscape’ to emission offsets: the farmers breaking new ground We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Forty years ago, wool grower John Ive bought a “moonscape” farm. It was denuded by overgrazing, with production capacity decimated by salinity. Ive says farmers in the district saw him as a “nutcase” for taking it on. But his property “Talaheni”, on the Yass River...