SOUTH Australian croppers will be the first in the country to take part in on-farm emissions trial, through a partnership with Grain Producers SA and the state government.
The trial allows graingrowers to evaluate the environmental footprint of their production using a cradle-to-farmgate approach, measuring greenhouse gas output of on-farm activities and embedded emissions.
Farmers will also assess their environmental performance against regional benchmark data.
The trial of FLINTpro for Farms in SA, under a project called 'Target Net Zero for Farms' will aim to create a system for grain producers to confidently and efficiently measure and report farm emissions.
Ten properties will be involved in the trial, with expressions of interest soon to open, according to GPSA chief executive officer Brad Perry.
"I expect there's going to be quite a bit of excitement around this pilot program," he said.
"We'll put out an expression of interest to our grower membership base and there are a lot of grain producers already taking sustainability measures at the farmgate.
"We think sustainability is something growers will need to be very mindful of, if not now, into the future."
On completion of the trial, it will be evaluated for potential to rollout to grain producers more broadly, to gather further data about environmental footprints.
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Mr Perry said the trial would take three to six months, with results expected to be available by mid-2023 "at the latest".
The project is being funded jointly through the SA government and GPSA and will be delivered by GPSA through the Mullion Group.
Primary Industries Minister Clare Scriven said in order for producers to reduce their carbon emissions, they must have a starting benchmark, with this trial helping establish those.
- Details: grainproducerssa.com.au
Katie Jackson
Journalist at Stock Journal. Born into a journo family in the state's South East, Katie made the move to the big smoke to join the team in early 2022 after seven years spent at various mastheads in the regions.
Journalist at Stock Journal. Born into a journo family in the state's South East, Katie made the move to the big smoke to join the team in early 2022 after seven years spent at various mastheads in the regions.
