Dr Maarten Stapper writes about the great results achieved and the principles behind soil carbon sequestration using the Soilkee Renovator in pasture cropping. The Soilkee Renovator implement provides a one-pass operation which tills, cultivates and renovates pastures. Subsequent well-timed operations create healthy soils and provide extra feed for grazing. He explains why annual soil carbon improvements of more than 3 tC/ha exceed science benchmarks 10-fold. Maarten has been associated with the Soilkee Renovator since 2012. He did trials on 9 pasture paddocks across three farms (rainfall 700-1090mm) over 14 months in 2013-14, with an average soil organic carbon increase of 24 percent (3.7% to 4.6%). Here he describes the processes for regenerating soils with the Soilkee Renovator.
Further information:
- Trial report Soilkee Renovator project 2013-14
- Presentation at National Carbon Farming Conference Albury 2015
- Video of Soilkee Renovator in action