Our Services

Pinnacle Pocket Consulting possess a start to finish project capability to assist clients, right through the lifecycle of agribusiness, Natural Resource projects or feasibility assessment. From identification of Suitable Land and Soil through to project implementation and Agronomic advice. We aim to maximise commercial value for our Agribusiness clients and minimise environmental and economic risk. We can offer clients a full project lifecycle capability with the expertise and systems to assist in the development of projects from conceptualisation to completion.

• Landholder Engagement and Facilitation

• Advice and Planning on Research and Development

• Research, data collection and preparing reports relevant to conditions and the client’s operating environment at state, regional and property scales

• Project management

• Land management plan drafting for Trust Reserves and freehold land

• Interpreting legislation and providing policy advice

Agronomy and Soil Pedology

• Advisory for Field crops, Forage crops, including hay and silage, Sugar, Pongamia, Sunn Hemp, Leucaena, Tropical and sub-tropical pastures, pasture species selection including multi-species, cover cropping and applied soil biology advice

• Soil, water and leaf testing services - Soil sampling and analysis for interpretation and recommendations. Plant tissue testing, NIRS faecal testing and forage testing, Chemical and nutrient water analysis, Heavy metals, Water quality testing. Soil carbon sampling.

• Peter is equipped with a vehicle-mounted hydraulic deep soil corer for mapping and testing

• Due Diligence, Feasibility Studies and Risk Assessments

• Expert Witness and Qualified Testimony. Peter is a Courts recognised expert in the Identification of Good Quality Agricultural Land with experience in Planning and environment and Land court matters. He is a member of Queensland Environmental Law Assn.

• Land and Agronomic suitability studies to determine long-term productivity & viability from soils, climate, topography, fertility & water requirements

• Identification of physical or chemical constraints such as acidic soils, compaction, or poor yielding areas

• Risk assessments on Salinity, Sodicity and Soil Erosion

• Soil Conservation Management & Design - Erosion and Sediment Control Plans

• Production and Nutrient Budget planning including full-agribusiness plan with mapped cultivation areas, block management zones outlining the area, crop class, potential/historical yield and recommendations

• Gross Margin budgets for fertilizer, seed, and Ag-chemical inputs

• Yield assessments, including biomass sampling and satellite imagery

• Irrigation management plans

• Weed and Pest Management and Control Plans

Northern Beef Cattle Breeding Systems Advisory Service

• Animal husbandry recommendations, Livestock nutrition guidance

• Breeder management advice for optimal efficiency, reproduction, genetics, bull selection and genomics

• Grazing management advice, land condition management including pasture production, soil health and grazing. Assessment of safe carrying capacity.

• Ground cover management, regulations and compliance requirements in relation to Reef regulations and Vegetation Management

• Implementation of large-scale artificial breeding programs to maximize genetic gain for economically important traits 

North Australia Carbon Services Pty Ltd

Together with a team of highly qualified colleagues, with complementary skills, we offer Carbon project advice on a fee-for-service basis. We set clients up to be proponents of their own carbon projects & assist landholders become carbon neutral enterprises, achieve certification or market advantage  

• Technical method support, Project Design, Mapping, Project Reporting & carbon surveys

•  Advisory on farm emissions reduction options so landholders can work towards supply chain, industry, or farmer-specific goals

• Carbon Project registration with Clean Energy Regulator

• Land Management Strategies (LMS) for carbon sequestration

• Specialization in Grazing lands, multi-species, cover crops and Pongamia. Beef cattle methodology

Land Suitability & Vegetation Assessments

• Expert testimony with experience in Planning & Environment and Land Courts matters 

• Determination of Good Quality Agricultural/Strategic Cropping Land Soil mapping

• Land Resource assessment and advice for access agreements, compensation for mining, infrastructure projects including Phytoremediation

• Vegetation Management - Mapping, trigger mapping - Regional Ecosystems & Vegetation Identification - correcting Vegetation Maps; Planning and Environmental assessment and applications

• Biodiversity assessment – flora surveys, conservation plans and habitat mapping

• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Environmental Offsets

• GIS and remote sensing, including spatial statistics and analysis

Breeding fertile, tropically adapted, well muscled cattle that produce tender beef