Overview
This module will provide foundational information about carbon farming and greenhouse gases relevant to agriculture (including the carbon cycle), as well as give you an understanding of the language of carbon.
Additional resources and further reading are available in the Materials tab.
Learning objectives
At the completion of this module, users will:
- have improved carbon literacy and better understand the language of carbon
- understand what greenhouse gases are, and how they are produced and cycle in a farming system
- understand what is meant by carbon farming, carbon neutral and climate neutral
- understand how to start to improve your carbon performance.
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
- 12 Items
- 6 Quizzes
- Training package Certificate