Farming family hopes to show cattle and carbon can co-exist, in bid to reduce emissions

Luke and Ally Quartermaine are managing Paniri Agricultural Co's north Queensland operations. (Supplied: Paniri Agricultural Co)

A Cape York Peninsula farming family is hoping to prove cattle and carbon can co-exist, selling their station to a leading carbon developer.

While communities in western Queensland have highlighted challenges with locking up large parcels of land for carbon credits, the approach in the state's far north is different.