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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Greenprint Partners (formerly Fresh Coast Capital, LLC)
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IL
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2016
In the city of Peoria, Illinois, Fresh Coast Capital proposes to pilot an innovative approach to financing green infrastructure through impact investing in agroforestry and vegetable farming. The project will serve as a model for expansion with privately funded impact investment capital throughout Peoria and into 40 or more cities facing both land vacancy and stormwater compliance challenges.
National Audubon Society, Inc.
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AR
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2016
The purpose of Audubon Arkansas’s Native Agriculture to InVigorate Ecosystems (NATIVE) Project is to help farmers innovatively adapt to climate change by assisting them with production of a climate change-resistant specialty crop that promotes on- farm biodiversity. Native warm season grasses and pollinator-friendly forbs are economical, environmentally sustainable, alternative cash-crops able to withstand drought and other severe weather events made worse by climate change.
National Grazing Lands Coalition
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TX
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2016
The National Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC) and partners proposes to conduct a 3 year outreach/education/demonstrations on how prescribed grazing impacts pasture and range productivity, economics, and conservation. The cornerstone the project will be the analysis of how grazing management systems and the kind/class of animals influence economic performance at the enterprise level. NGLC will work with a large group of producers, located in several different geographic areas, to assemble economic data that can link improvements in management to economic returns. The project will look at flexible herd management for rangeland and pastureland operations, some with silvopasture emphasis, that will allow NGLC to link soil health, stocking rates and drought response with economic performance.
Washington State University
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WA
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2016
Washington State University proposes to increase irrigation efficiencies throughout Washington by encouraging adoption of proven irrigation monitoring technology, irrigation efficient equipment and conservation practices through the following objectives: (1) Educate and enroll farmers in the Irrigation Scheduler Mobile (ISM) system; a tailored, wateruse efficiency monitoring application associated with a water savings value of 20%. (2) Increase water-use efficiency by providing voluntary irrigation assessments and delivering a tailored compilation of recommendations for irrigation system improvements. Quantify changes in wateruse efficiency rates of participants. (3) Facilitate the adoption of irrigation equipment upgrades by providing consultations and technical assistance for EQIP grant proposals.
Kings River Watershed Coalition Authority
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CA
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2016
Kings River Watershed Coalition Authority proposes to identify protective practices for Central Valley agriculture, to adapt the USA’s Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for Central Valley agriculture; increase adoption of protective practices through intensive producer/advisor outreach and an online decision support tool; assess adoption of protective practices by comparing a 2016 benchmark assessment with practices implemented throughout the project duration; and quantify the reductions in nitrate leaching at the landscape-level using SWAT.
Cornell University, Inc
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NY
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2016
The P Index (PI) is one of the principal nutrient planning tools addressing P related water resource concerns under the NRCS 590 Nutrient Management Standard. The proposed work will result in more effective, science-based P management practices in the entire region, with a unified approach that reflects the state-of-the science of P management, is more regionally consistent in its management recommendations, promotes under-adopted practices of highest priority to nutrient management, and enables farmers to reduce P balances over time. Partners in the project will involve stakeholders through feedback and development meetings, Farm-level case studies, and field-based PI assessments, use modeling of various BMP options to ensure the P index is directionally correct and effective in incentivizing implementation of the most promising BMPs. The project will result in significant improvements in PI interpretations/ recommendations in the Northeast region.
Practical Farmers of Iowa
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IA
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2016
Practical Farmers of Iowa proposes to test a new model for conservation adoption to increase the number of acres of small grains grown as a third crop in the corn and soybean rotation; will improve market access through supply chain engagement, support farmer adoption and awareness of the agronomic, economic, and conservation benefits of small grains, and incentivize the delay in benefits to the farmer (yield and markets) through cost share payments.
Schwab Dairy Farms, LLC
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NY
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2016
This project will install a Livestock Water Recycling (LWR) system, an innovative technology that separates dairy manure into clean water and nutrient components. LWR’s process is an industry accepted innovation for extracting 70% of the water out of the manure while capturing nutrients in a segregated, concentrated form.
Kansas State University
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KS
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2016
Kansas State University proposes to demonstrate that adoption of cover crop systems will improve soil health, reduce P loss, and protect water quality. Our objectives are to quantify the effects of Cover Crops on: i) surface runoff and P loss, ii) soil health, and iii) temporal trends of near-surface soil moisture. By achieving these objectives, we will identify specific mechanisms by which cover crop integration can reduce runoff, sediment loss, and nutrient loss. We will further demonstrate that improved soil health results in decreased runoff, sediment, and nutrient loss. The data collected through this project will be part of a long-term dataset for edge-of-field water quality monitoring and soil health management systems, thus laying the foundation for long-term demonstrations of cropping system effects on soil health improvement and water quality protection.
University of Arkansas System
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AK
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2016
University of Arkansas proposes to coordinate and synthesize P management nationally, harmonizing site assessment and nutrient management recommendations compliant with the 2010 NRCS 590 Standard, and promoting consistency among state recommendations. This project will work with regional efforts to calibrate and harmonize P Indices across the U. S. and demonstrate their accuracy in identifying the magnitude and extent of P loss risk and their utility to improving water quality. These regional efforts are Coastal Plain, Northeast, Heartland, and Southeast States. The overarching goal of this project is to improve the effectiveness of site risk assessment using P Indices compliant with the NRCS 590 Nutrient Management Standard across the nation.