Capex Barriers48 Opportunity Action required to realise opportunity Alignment with strategic priorities Labour constraints Pasture Actions undertaken through Pasture management - soil also likely to Investment management - reduce livestock emissions via better quality feed and animal 6,328 5 $0.5 n/a priorities livestock management. Farmers The addition of dietary additives, injections, water medication, $1.3 Information gaps Anti- vaccines to reduce enteric emissions from cattle. per Labour constraints methanogenic 811 18 head n/a treatments Investment of priorities Farmers cattle Reduce use of bare fallow, use improved crop varieties that allocate Uncertainty of soil Cropland more soil carbon and utilise cover crops. carbon potential carbon sequestration sequestration 2,160 25 $3 n/a Labour constraints Farmers Investment priorities Restore less productive cropland to improve soil carbon sequestration. Uncertainty of soil Less productive Reduce salinity, acidification and erosion by re-vegetation or applying carbon potential cropland lime. Improving fertility via nutrient application. Apply organic sequestration restoration substrates. 882 63 $12.5 n/a Labour constraints Investment Farmers Assumptions: priorities Assume 20% of Greater Geelong cropland is less productive
Opportunity Action required to realise opportunity Capex Barriers48 Alignment with strategic priorities Pasture management - livestock Actions undertaken through Pasture management - soil also likely to reduce livestock emissions via better quality feed and animal management. Farmers 6,328 5 $0.5 n/a Labour constraints Investment priorities Anti- methanogenic treatments The addition of dietary additives, injections, water medication, vaccines to reduce enteric emissions from cattle. Farmers 811 18 $1.3 per head of cattle n/a Information gaps Labour constraints Investment priorities Cropland carbon sequestration Reduce use of bare fallow, use improved crop varieties that allocate more soil carbon and utilise cover crops. Farmers 2,160 25 $3 n/a Uncertainty of soil carbon potential sequestration Labour constraints Investment priorities Less productive cropland restoration Restore less productive cropland to improve soil carbon sequestration. Reduce salinity, acidification and erosion by re-vegetation or applying lime. Improving fertility via nutrient application. Apply organic substrates. Assumptions: Assume 20% of Greater Geelong cropland is less productive Farmers 882 63 $12.5 n/a Uncertainty of soil carbon potential sequestration Labour constraints Investment priorities