Farming soil carbon calculator (FSCC) - Estimation of soil carbon by improved land management practices in Central West NSW

摘要

Excel spreadsheet 'Farming Soil Carbon Calculator' (FSCC) has been developed to determine the expected soil carbon levels for different soil types, land management practices and climatic zones throughout the Central West Region of NSW. This simple tool was developed to rank farmers, so that those increasing soil carbon levels could receive a financial incentive to continue their improved land management practices. This poster paper explains the logic that drives the spreadsheet, providing three examples of a grazier on the tablelands, a mixed cropping and grazing enterprise on the slopes, and a cropper on the plains.