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					This site has been greatly reduced in size to concentrate on an area still outside the focus of Government Departments and Industry Organisations. It is the transition to reductionist science that explains the oversight with regard to promoting the very fundamental driver of a functional landscape. WHY THIS WEB SITE HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED IN SIZE? Find Out More This poster won "Best Poster Paper" at the 2008 Australian Rangelands Conference. It shows how improving carbon stocks in all the forms they take, increases resilience. It explains the logic behind the Carbon Grazing principle. Further, it shows why the Carbon Grazing principle is central to the success of rural producers, while at the same time meeting the expectations of the broader community. Click here to enlarge The invited paper, "Maximising carbon in the Australian landscape" looks at the management of "carbon flows" both in and out, including increasing the pathways for carbon to enter the landscape. It also discusses water use efficiency, resilience and carbon stocks over time. This paper has had extensive coverage in the media and been referenced in submissions. Alan was one of 30 from Australia and overseas selected to speak at the prestigious Deakin Lecture Series (2010). His invited subject was the Carbon Grazing principle and carbon flows. The full text and power-point presentation is available here It is thought that only about 15% of rural producers have a good understanding of the carbon cycle, as it applies to their production systems. Some argue that 5% is a more realistic figure. The desire for practical communication was behind an invitation to write the Carbon Corner column (all available here). This column puts carbon processes and issues into perspective using simple to understand language. How to reduce methane and increase profits.
	The Carbon Grazing principle draws attention to when the bulk of the carbon transfers from the atmosphere to the paddock. When management includes Carbon Grazing, rural profits increase and there is a reduction in the amount of methane produced per kg of production by ruminant animals (sheep and cattle). Applying the principle increases landscape resilience, which then reduces the impact of drought and climate change. It also improves water quality in rivers by increasing ground cover and improving soil structure. The principle is common to all successful land management systems The book "Carbon Grazing -- The Missing Link" was launched by Dr John Williams the former head of CSIRO Land and Water. The Missing Link in the carbon debate is not paying enough attention to when the bulk of the carbon arrives. The book is sold out, however it's main message is contained in the links within this website. The book highlights why a rural producer's day job is managing carbon compounds. It is carbon that underpins all life in agricultural production systems, be it grass, cows or soil life. The book explains how energy, nutrients and water all follow carbon. The linkage: "The greenhouse outcomes of rural production reflect economic efficiency" should be central to all communication with rural producers. This relationship highlights the need to better explain carbon processes to rural producers for two reasons. Firstly, to ensure their profits increase, and secondly, to see a reduction in greenhouse gases at no cost to the rest of society. Some of Australia's elite scientists are currently refining a Methane Offset Calculator developed by Alan. This calculator demonstrates how cattle and other ruminant animals can be retained with zero contribution to the net balance of greenhouse gases. It is a radical departure from current thinking, as it proposes a one-off carbon dioxide sink to offset all ongoing methane emissions into the future. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN THE BULK OF THE CARBON ARRIVES? Find Out More

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