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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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South Dakota State University
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SD
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2017
This project aims to demonstrate the efficacy of reseeding sodium degraded soils to perennial plants, in response to the growing salinity and sodicity challenges in the northern Great Plains. The use of perennial plants to reduce soil erosion on sodic soils will be compared to traditional chemical remediation techniques on three farms. The project aims to develop a viable alternative to these chemical remediation techniques, which in some cases can actually increase the challenges faced by producers with sodic soil
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
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TX
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2017
This project is designed to bring together several forecasting tools in an innovative, collaborative manner and place them in the hands of those who make conservation decisions on the landscape. The tools themselves are innovative and creative, but their collaborative use is novel, exciting and will have profound benefits on the landscape. The proposed project focuses on two categories; 1) Data analytics for natural resource conservation and 2) Projects that demonstrate the cost effectiveness of leveraged public and private impact investments in working lands conservation. The Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) and the Forage Risk Assessment Management System (FRAMS) are publically available decision-support tools developed in coordination between Texas A&M University System components and the United State Department of Agriculture. These tools are designed and developed to provide decision-support to landowners and action agencies engaged in the conservation of working rangeland/grazingland systems. Through the successful demonstration of these innovative tools, landowners/managers and the technical agencies advising them will have a distinct advantage in the conservation planning process. The metrics derived will provide insight to society of the benefits of current investment, as well as the values of future investment in conservation on rangeland/grazingland systems by parties not traditionally putting resources towards these efforts. Quantifying societal benefits of sound stewardship of these ecosystems in a meaningful way is ground-breaking. Assisting a land steward in forecasting conditions to make sound stewardship decisions is key in realizing societal benefits. The implementation and demonstration of these innovative tools in assessing and expanding opportunities for rangeland/grazingland conservation will be conducted with stakeholders who actively manage and maintain representative ecosystems in the southern Great Plains. The diversity of locations/operations will demonstrate the transferability of the tools and the flexibility from regional to operational scales. Education and outreach to land stewards will focus on achieving widespread use of these tools by those who make the decisions on the landscape.
The Freshwater Trust
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OR
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2017
Over the past decade, The Freshwater Trust (TFT) has been using data analytics applications and methodologies to support strategic conservation project planning, tracking and reporting. Increasing regulation on water use by California’s farmers require innovative solutions. Through this project, TFT proposes to develop an integrated planning, tracking, and adaptive management system that agricultural producers and regional coalitions in Solano County can use to cooperatively implement smart, multi-objective programs and demonstrate real progress in improving surface water and groundwater quality and quantity. The completed system would be broadly transferable and will be made publicly available.
The Nature Conservancy
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VA
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2017
This project aims to create a novel conservation delivery and funding approach to realize new financial benefits from the adoption of conservation practices through modified drain assessments in the Great Lakes region. Project partners including the Michigan Farm Bureau, the Monroe County Drain Commission, and Saginaw County Public Works Commissioner will create opportunities to better recognize and incentivize the benefits of conservation practices that improve the function or reduce the future maintenance costs of publicly managed drain systems while also improving water quality outcomes.
The Nature Conservancy
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VA
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2017
This project aims to offer a promising approach to sustainable and responsible management of California's water resources. The California chapter of The Nature Conservancy is pioneering two initiatives that use a novel combination of data analytics and water markets to meet freshwater conservation goals and improve the overall management and drought resiliency of California water resources. The project, carried out in the Central Valley and in western Ventura County, will explore the use of advanced metering infrastructure to facilitate water quantity trades to help meet new groundwater regulations. Another component of the project seeks to deploy private capital to more efficiently apportion water for natural, agricultural, industrial and municipal uses.
Third Sector New England
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MA
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2017
This project aims to use an incubator farm model to empower 400 historically underserved and beginning farmers to thrive through new educational programs and individual technical assistance. Conservation planning, innovative technology approaches, participation in Federal conservation programs and integration of conservation principles into farm business plans will all be emphasized with participating producers.
Winston County Self Help Cooperative
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MS
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2017
This project aims to educate small, limited-resource and disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi counties on how to obtain access to information, hands-on training exercises, mentoring and other outreach activities that will enhance their agricultural enterprises. WCSHC will provide to producers research-based information on soil health and sustainable production practices with an emphasis on economic and ecological performance. Ultimately, this assistance to historically underserved producers is designed to improve the sustainability and profitability of small farm operations.
New North Florida Cooperative Association Inc
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FL
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2017
The goal of the proposed project is to take an innovative and comprehensive approach to developing a long-term solution to ensure proven environmental technology and food security in the small-scale farm industry by linking underserved farmers with USDA/NRCS conservation programs and alternative market opportunities. The project is intended to enhance the sustainability and profitability of small-scale farm operations integrating conservation technology transfer and improved marketing strategies. The objective of the proposed project is to introduce innovative conservation technologies, such as a forage-based (or grassfed)beef production system, to encourage and assist small-scale, limited resource farm operations. The project is intended to enhance the sustainability and profitability of small-scale farm operations integrating conservation technology transfer and improved marketing strategies.
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
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WI
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2017
The purpose of this project is to stimulate the adoption and implementation of innovative managed grazing systems by historically underserved beginning dairy farmers, including veterans, women, and farm workers, in the Great Lakes Region through formal Apprenticeship.
Delta Institute
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IL
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2017
The objective of this project is to enable investments in, and increase the scale of, regenerative agriculture. To achieve this objective, this project will aggregate, standardize and apply tools and approaches to be used in the regenerative agriculture investment ecosystem. The project team will accomplish this by identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce friction in the investment pipeline, and showcasing the pathways for sectoral growth by developing a toolkit to accelerate deal flow and facilitate transactions. The project team will use these tools to assess and structure the capital needed to operationalize and scale a network of regenerative, diversified farmers and associated value-added processing and distribution infrastructure to take high quality, nutrient-dense, regeneratively- produced food and feed to market. This approach will be demonstrated in the Driftless Area of Southwest Wisconsin.