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 511 - 520 of 1802 projects
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2016
This award is for Virginia Tech to demonstrate the conversion from wildtype to novel endophyte fescues for the benefit of the grazing livestock, their welfare and environmental outcomes. The overarching objective of this project is to facilitate the incorporation of nontoxic novel endophyte (NE+) technology onto farms and to demonstrate the accompanying changes in animal behavior and performance. The specific objectives of this project are: (1) - Documenting endophyte infection rate and ergot alkaloid levels on six demonstration farm pastures and three or four farms surrounding each demonstration site, (2) - Demonstrating the process of converting toxic tall fescue pastures to nontoxic NE+ tall fescue pastures on five or six demonstration farms, (3) - Measuring improvements in animal performance and changes in animal behavior on pastures converted to nontoxic NE+ tall fescue on demonstration farms, and (4) - Linking changes in animal behavior to positive animal health and environmental outcomes, particularly for stream exclusion practices that will prevent livestock from accessing shade and surface waters for cooling.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2016
This award is for Virginia Tech to document, demonstrate and educate livestock producers and conservation professionals about economical, alternative establishment techniques for establishing warm season grass stands that decrease establishment time, minimize vegetative competition, and maintain use of the field(s) during establishment. Despite the well-established benefits of warm season grasses, livestock producers can be reluctant to adopt them in their grazing systems. The overarching goal of this project is to test innovative methods that can improve the establishment of native grass stands, while allowing that land to remain in production. This project has two primary objectives: 1 - Evaluate establishment of native grass stands under three levels of grazing management that vary access of livestock to developing stands, and 2 - Demonstrate how small grain cover crops can be used to reduce weed pressure, provide forage for livestock and help improve the establishment of native grass stands.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2016
This CIG award is for Virginia Tech to examine and demonstrate multiple innovative ways of using cover crops in Virginia cropping systems to concurrently reduce weed pressure, realize soil health benefits and improve cash crop performance. The specific objectives of this project are: (1) - To evaluate and demonstrate innovative weed suppression with high-residue cover crops, including suppression of herbicide-resistant horseweed and summer annual weeds through competition by fall-seeded cover crops, (2) - To evaluate and demonstrate appropriate herbicides and techniques for termination of rapeseed cover crops, (3) - To evaluate herbicide carryover to fall-seeded cover crops and develop and promote strategies for avoiding such carryover, (4) - To evaluate and demonstrate innovative opportunities for increased use of cover crops in cotton and other southeastern Virginia cropping systems, including precision planting of forage radish as a substitute for under-row subsoiling and use of crimson clover as a nitrogen source for cotton, and (5) - Conduct outreach and education in Virginia about cover crops, with special emphasis on the above topics and weed science-cover crop interface issues.
WyEast RC&D
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OR
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2016
This project aims to develop a user friendly application which will allow producers to optimizing irrigation water scheduling and forecast application of irrigation water while improve pumping efficiency.
Colorado State University
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CO
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2015
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate and quantify the impacts of soil-health improving management practices including Cover Crops, crop rotations, and reduced tillage on a range of soil properties and processes – including nutrient cycling and soil water availability in the semi-arid environments of the western Great Plains. On- farm demonstration sites and comparison studies will be established in eastern Colorado, western Kansas and western Nebraska to show farmers how these management practices can be successfully adopted in these environments.
Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association
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CA
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2015
The purpose of this project is to provide direct outreach and technology transfer to Historically Underserved Producers (HUPs) in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties that increase adoption of winter cover cropping with efficacy in terms of farm productivity, conservation and profits.
American Farmland Trust
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DC
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2015
The purpose of this project is to establish a pollinator Habitat credit program in Michigan. AFT will engage at least 15 business entities to fund the establishment of pollinator Habitat through this ‘Payment for Ecosystem Services’ program.
World Resources Institute
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DC
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2015
The purpose of this project is to develop the frameworks and partnerships needed to stimulate the issuance of green bonds, and other innovative financing mechanisms, for natural infrastructure. This project connects investors, utilities, water-dependent companies, municipalities, EQIP eligible landowners, and environmental groups to build replicable templates and processes that unlock private sector financing for conservation, restoration and enhanced stewardship on America’s farms, forests and ranches.
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
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IA
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2015
The purpose of this project is to develop and stimulate the adoption of innovative approaches to monarch butterfly conservation while focusing on developing methods appropriate for use in the agriculturally-intensive Midwestern U.S. corn and soybean production regions.
Farm Foundation, NFP
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IL
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2015
The purpose of this project is to collect, analyze and disseminate site-specific soil health and economic information related to Cover Crops and no-till from a pilot project to producers interested in adopting these soil health improving practices.