Wilmot Cattle Company
Owned by the Macdoch Group, jointly managed by billionaire Prudence Murdoch and Alasdair MacLeod, eldest daughter and son-in-law of Rupert Murdoch.[1]
According to company manager Stuart Austin: “The term carbon farming is used quite often, and we don’t consider ourselves that at all, we have always been focused on beef production first and foremost" ... "The decisions we make every day are purely based on our beef production business."[2]
Ranches
Cavan Station
Paradise Creek Station
"Alasdair MacLeod has emerged as the buyer Paradise Creek Station in Inverell, intending to take advantage of its carbon sequestration potential."[3]
Savory Method
Regen Network
"Wilmot is the first company in Regen Network’s portfolio to sell credits based on soil organic carbon sequestration achieved through rotational grazing." [4]
The accreditation methodology used by Regen Network Development for this process is CarbonPlus Grasslands. Another Macdoch Group company, Impact Ag worked closely with RND to develop this methodology.
Sources
- ↑ https://theconversation.com/us-scheme-used-by-australian-farmers-reveals-the-dangers-of-trading-soil-carbon-to-tackle-climate-change-161358
- ↑ https://www.beefcentral.com/production/opening-more-windows-into-wilmot-cattle-cos-pioneering-microsoft-soil-carbon-deal/
- ↑ https://arr.news/2022/02/17/murdoch-son-in-law-buys-cattle-station-with-carbon-potential/
- ↑ https://www.afr.com/companies/agriculture/james-murdoch-isn-t-the-only-one-in-the-family-going-green-20210128-p56xn1