Project Search
Since its inception in 2004, CIG has funded hundreds of projects, boosting natural resource conservation while helping producers improve the health of their operations for the future. Use this tool to search for CIG projects based on any of the criteria listed below.
CIG projects from 2004-2009 may be missing information in the following categories: Resource Concern (specific), Conservation Practice, Production/Use.
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Showing 201 - 210 of 1802 projects
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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MS
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2020
The engineering of biochar for the purpose of mitigating agricultural nutrient runoff and moving to a field-scale application of this technology is innovative. Combining new biochar technology with slag, a known phosphorus-grabber, to improve existing conservation practices and demonstrate their combined effectiveness is also an improvement for nutrient management.
Sustainable Northwest
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OR
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2020
This project will help Oregon producers identify and overcome barriers to ecosystem services markets, as well as attract private capital to incentivize conservation management actions. It will focus on rangeland carbon sequestration and soil health in eastern and southern Oregon.
The Beaver Coalition
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OR
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2020
This project intends to show how pond levelers, culvert protection systems, tree-wrapping, and even an act as simple as coating a tree's trunk with a paint-sand mixture, are proven methods to resolve conflicts while maintaining beavers' beneficial active role on the landscape, enhancing water security, salmon recovery, and resiliency to wildfire.
The Understory Initiative
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OR
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2020
This project will testing a new, streamlined approach to creating pollinator habitat on solar power plant sites that are embedded in agricultural lands. The project will Experimentally seed on-farm solar power plants with pollinator-supporting, native wildflowers and bunchgrasses using an innovative technique that 'safens' seed using activated carbon banding, followed by an application of the pre-emergent herbicide Indaziflam. They will be testing whether this method provides improved habitat for pollinating insects when compared to more conventional site management techniques. They will also determine if this treatment results in overall cost savings when compared to more commonly used pollinator habitat creation techniques
University of Connecticut
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CT
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2020
Dairy farmers in Connecticut often use dairy cow manure to fertilize silage corn fields that feed cows. Although corn crops extract nutrients applied to these fields, phosphorus (P) is often accumulating in fields faster than it is extracted. One reason this occurs is because of uneven distribution of manure across cornfields due to financially inefficient transportation costs. Because farmers may soon be prohibited from applying P from any source to fields with extractable P concentrations greater than the environmental critical concentration, they are becoming increasingly concerned about P accumulation in cropland. Farmers are also concerned about exceeding the environmental critical concentration of P in fields still receiving manure. We have designed a project to estimate the rate of increase in extractable soil P after dairy manure applications on typical silage corn fields in Connecticut and how much soil P moves through the upper soil profile. We intend to address the nutrient management priority of NRCS-CT. Specifically, the issue of P accumulating in silage corn fields receiving dairy cow manure. We believe this information will have a positive influence on the ability for dairy farmers to create long-term nutrient management plans to balance environmental and economic sustainability.
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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AR, LA, MS, MO
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2020
This project will improve water quality and quantity by increasing the adoption of a novel production system based on scheduling and delivering water to cover crop production systems using state-of-the-art technologies. The overall objective for this project is to demonstrate, evaluate, and educate practitioners concerning the effects of coupling cover crop production systems with IWM tools on erosion, off-site agrochemical transport, consumptive water use and net returns from the field to basin scale.
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
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MS
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2020
The overall goal of this project is to demonstrate the treatment effectiveness, cost, and near-term stability of a slag-and-biochar bioreactor for the removal of dissolved phosphorus from stormwater runoff. Secondary goals are to describe and quantify the impact of bioreactors on downstream macroinvertebrates, and also to evaluate native plant establishment as a functional component of the bioreactor design.
University Of Florida
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FL, GA
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2020
The University of Florida will work with producers to institute a rapid, efficient, and near real-time method of estimating root zone soil moisture in vegetable farms, with a long-term goal of helping agricultural producers and stakeholders achieve balance between water resource conservation and farming profitability through improved irrigation accuracy and planning.
Candidus, Inc
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CA, MI, VA
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2020
Candidus will implement and demonstrate an advanced greenhouse lighting control system coupled with site-specific lighting strategies, in cooperation with greenhouses in three states, with the goal of improving greenhouse energy efficiency and increasing profitability for growers.
MAD Agriculture
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MT, NE
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2019
This project is designed to accelerate the adoption of regenerative and organic agriculture using an innovative financing vehicle, the Perennial Fund, to found Carbon Farm Plans that empower producers to access organic crops and carbon markets. Carbon Farm Planning, which builds on NRCS Conservation Planning, is a new and powerful framework for designing agricultural systems that recognize soil health as the foundation on which all agriculture depends. This project uses Carbon Farm Planning to activate financing and markets toward long-term investments in soil health and resource conservation. There are four primary activities: Carbon Farm Planning and agronomy; Carbon Farm Curriculum and Training; Perennial Fund Creation; and Crop and Carbon Market Development.