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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RCD of Santa Cruz County
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CA
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2015
Water Quantity: Demonstrate and develop implementation criteria and guidance for new and innovative methods or procedures for on-farm irrigation flow measurement used for irrigation scheduling, or irrigation performance evaluation. Water Quality: Develop systems to better manage nitrogen fertilization to reduce nitrate leaching potential into groundwater. The project works with growers to track nitrogen inputs relative to crop uptake throughout the growing season to evaluate nitrogen use efficiency and potential for nitrogen movement off the farm (either through leaching or runoff). Technical assistance will support improvements to nitrogen use efficiency to reduce potential leaching of nitrate to the groundwater.
Soil and Water Conservation Society
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IA
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2015
This project is developing information tools to be used to promote Soil Health and Water Quality Conservation Practices. The materials include narratives for five practices, along with photos and video clips for each practice. A web site is being developed to house these materials which will be tested by three soil and water conservation districts.
South Umpqua Rural Community Partnership
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OR
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2015
The goal of this project is to help farmers transform two problem waste sources, woody debris and animal manure, into compost that will improve farm soils. Deliverables, initial farm resource assessment on 8 farms, develop protocols for biochar production, use and monitoring, fabrication of Kilns, demonstration workshops, Testing of biochar and compost samples, Guide sheets.
Strafford CCD
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NH
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2015
Drill various grass seed mixes into hayfields and determine which work best.
Stroud Water Research Center
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PA
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2015
Demonstration on Implementation of year round multispecies cover crops on tilled land and no-tilled land and edge of field runoff monitoring.
Summer Technologies
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CA
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2015
Demonstrate the transferability and practicality of infrared technology, aerial imagery or other innovative peer reviewed technologies currently available that provides real time data for use toward planning conservation practices that will reduce emissions. Evaluate and document rangeland conservation practices to reduce greenhouse gasses (GHGs). Develop, demonstrate and evaluate rangeland conservation practices and livestock management prescriptions that improve water quality and increase effective water retention and storage on rangelands. Demonstrate and quantify the impacts of grazing as a sage-grouse habitat management tool in meadows and sage-brush communities
The Curators of the University of Missouri
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MO
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2015
To quantify the impact on soil health from applied manures and to quantify the impact of soil health by grazing livestock in a prescribed graze. Continue to hold field days and demonstration on farmer field locations that will now include livestock and soil health parameters. This pilot project will allow us to complement our current research and provide a more complete understanding of the diversity of the surrounding producer ecosystem which includes a mix of crop and livestock producers.
The Curators of the University of Missouri
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MO
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2015
Water is a natural resource used by agriculture, industry, and people. Farmers use more water for irrigating row crops than any other group. Weather based irrigation scheduling using evapotranspiration (ET) is an effective tool to determine the right rate of water to apply at the right time on crops. The University of Missouri has a network of over 40 electronic weather stations located across the state. But, growers have been slow to adopt ET scheduling programs because they were required to manually enter weather data each day. In 2015, the University of Missouri Extension Service released a smart phone program called the Crop Water Use app which was integrated with the weather station network. The objective of this project is to educate farmers on ways to use the app and program new functions to provide more information and make it easier to use.
The Regents of the University of California
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CA
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2015
Objective 1: Assess effectiveness of conifer removal treatment by answering the following questions: a) What are the tree- and stand-level responses to different oak release (i.e., conifer removal) treatments? (This includes both oak response to release as well as Douglas-fir response to treatments like girdling.); b) What are the specific mechanisms of oak decline in encroached stands, and what is the trajectory of oak health post-treatment?; c) How do restoration treatments affect 1) tree regeneration (both oak and Douglas-fir) and reestablishment of understory vegetation, 2) wildlife habitat, and 3) the range value of a stand (e.g., forage quality and quantity)? d) How much do different treatments cost, and what are producers' perspectives on the ease of implementation and longer term project maintenance?
2. Objective 2: Synthesize results, develop decision support tools to guide existing NRCS practices, and provide recommendations on new ways to frame and prioritize oak woodland restoration.
2. Objective 2: Synthesize results, develop decision support tools to guide existing NRCS practices, and provide recommendations on new ways to frame and prioritize oak woodland restoration.
The Regents of the University of California
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CA
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2015
Our goal is to motivate almond growers to include native wildflower plantings in their orchard operations by providing guidance on plant materials and by demonstrating that forage mixes can be optimized for cost-effectiveness in supporting diverse and important pollinators. Increased adoption of pollinator conservation practices could increase demand for native seed, and identification of best plant species will reduce risk for native seed producers. Over time the increased demand and a more predictable market should stimulate increased native seed production, making native plant materials more affordable. This project represents the first critical steps in this process: identifying a robust suite of native plants that support pollinator populations, solidifying best establishment practices for these species and encouraging the market for those plants.