PROGRESSIVE NSW beef operation Wilmot Cattle Co has struck a deal with global technology giant Microsoft to sell around half a million dollars worth of carbon credits.

The credits come in the form of more than 40,000 tonnes of sequestered soil carbon, which the livestock operation has been able to achieve through sophisticated grazing management.


It's believed to be the first global carbon credit sale made by an Australian grazing outfit and while it's just a drop in the ocean of what Microsoft needs to meet its carbon neutral goals, it speaks to the opportunities for farmers to benefit from the emerging carbon market.

It also firmly places the Australian beef industry as part of the climate change solution - on an international scale.

The specific details of the deal are confidential but Wilmot said the monetary value was on par with the current contract price of Australian Carbon Credit Units.

The Wilmot carbon credits have been verified and sold by United States company Regen Network, which has branded them CarbonPlus Grassland Credits.

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