Overview
This module will walk you through how to use the Quick Start Carbon Calculator to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from your farming operations. It also gives an estimate of how much pasture growth and tree planting would be necessary to balance the emissions on your farm.
The tool will help you understand the key concepts around livestock emissions before using the MLA Carbon Calculator to conduct more detailed emissions estimates.Â
This learning module should be started after completing the Carbon 101 module.
Additional resources and further reading are available in the Materials tab.
Learning objectives
At the completion of this module, users will:
- understand how to use the Quick Start Carbon Calculator
- have calculated a rough estimate for the carbon balance of their enterprise.
Training package Content
Introduction
Other resources:
Understanding carbon and emissions, Agriculture Victoria
Making cents of carbon and emissions on farm, Agriculture Victoria
Australian Beef Sustainability Framework
Sheep Sustainability Framework
A farmer’s handbook to on-farm carbon management, AgriFutures Australia
Managing livestock to reduce methane emissions, NSW Department of Primary Industries
Future Feed, MLA, CSIRO & James Cook University
(lowering methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis)
Climate Clever Beef Publications, Future Beef
Carbon Neutral Grazier Network, Future Beef
Making more from sheep, Australian Wool Innovation and Meat & Livestock Australia
More beef from pastures, Meat & Livestock Australia
Profitable grazing systems, Meat & Livestock Australia
Australian good meat, Meat & Livestock Australia
The Australian Red Meat Industry’s Carbon Neutral by 2030 Roadmap, Meat & Livestock Australia
Supporting carbon neutral red meat production – catalogue of products and services
National Livestock Methane Program
MLA Grazing management information
CSIRO LOOC-C tool - quickly assess options on the land for certain projects offered under Australia's federal carbon emissions programme, the Emissions Reduction Fund
Training package Content
Training package Includes
- 6 Items
- 2 Quizzes
- Training package Certificate