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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South Dakota State University
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SD
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2014
The project will demonstrate the impacts (benefits) of no-till systems on soil surface and hydrological proberties.
Southern Aroostook SWCD
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ME
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2014
Demonstrate how, through the use of multi-species cover crops and companion plantings, conventionally farmed potato soil can rebuild itself as a living ecosystem.
Standard Bioenergy
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NJ
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2014
The Project will build on work already completed by the Project Directors to deliver a facility which will process the raw stall waste into an alternative fuel initially to be used by large
agricultural producers, primarily greenhouses ('end users') for space heating. The main environmental outcomes will be 1) removal of the stall waste as a potential contaminate of water resources and 2) provide a renewable, locally produced source of heating fuel.
agricultural producers, primarily greenhouses ('end users') for space heating. The main environmental outcomes will be 1) removal of the stall waste as a potential contaminate of water resources and 2) provide a renewable, locally produced source of heating fuel.
Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops
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CA
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2014
SISC metrics are a tool to capture and communicate data about the real impacts of improved on-farm stewardship in a way that works for the entire supply chain. Currently, food industry supply chains are not designed to use a tool like this. Communication of this stewardship data, and the benefits created by it, must come into play throughout supply chains in order to
catalyze market forces to reward continually improved conservation practice on the farm level. In this CIG project, SISC proposes to design, implement, and test an innovative model that support appropriate metric use up and down supply chains. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate the use of performance metrics-to make them easier to implement-so they become widely used as tools for continuous improvement, to address and relieve regulatory burdens, and ideally to capture the rewards that markets may deliver for improved conservation practices.
catalyze market forces to reward continually improved conservation practice on the farm level. In this CIG project, SISC proposes to design, implement, and test an innovative model that support appropriate metric use up and down supply chains. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate the use of performance metrics-to make them easier to implement-so they become widely used as tools for continuous improvement, to address and relieve regulatory burdens, and ideally to capture the rewards that markets may deliver for improved conservation practices.
Tehama County Resource Conservation District
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CA
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2014
This project seeks to remove the barriers to adoption of NRCS irrigation efficiency practices. Project goals include (1) formation of a network of ICAN members who will become leaders and whose ideas will begin to spread and become common practices, (2) introduction of new technologies to simplify the scheduling of irrigation run times, (3) increased awareness of growers of their own individual irrigation systems, and (4) greater understanding of how to achieve efficient irrigation practices.
The South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
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SC
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2014
Development and Implementation of a Plan to Manage South Carolina's Water Resources.
UNH Cooperative Extension
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NH
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2014
Demonstrate and quantify energy savings by installing under bench heating to deliver heat stored using heat pump technology.
University of Connecticut
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CT
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2014
This project is will demonstrate two important components in adaptive nutrient management process: evaluation of nitrogen (N) use efficiency under various N management practices, and extension education for continuous improvement of N management practices for corn. Demonstrate and quantify the optimal combinations of nutrient source, application rate, placement, and application timing (4 Rs), as measured by impact on nutrient use efficiency and yield for one or more of the following: corn, vegetables, and hay/pasture. Demonstrations are encouraged that show how these optimal combinations change for one or more of the following comparisons: irrigated vs. non-irrigated management, tillage vs. reduced tillage systems, manure-amended vs. non manure-amended systems, and/or organic vs. conventional production systems.
University of Connecticut
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CT
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2014
Within the State of Connecticut forest and wildlife habitat conservation assistance is available to landowners through a variety of programs offered by state agencies, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher learning. Even though there is no shortage of information, the message is not being heard and translated to on-the-ground conservation projects for species of greatest concern, like the American woodcock or box turtle. How this information is delivered, presented, and understood might be part of the reason more information translating to action is not observed. Current web sites about assistance programs are information-laden, complicated, and difficult to navigate. The overwhelming amount of information could lead to frustration and confusion perhaps overriding a landowner's intentions of moving forward with a conservation project. Methods and deliverables: Providing clear and concise information tailored to landowner needs and delivered in ways landowners find useful is critical to forest health and biodiversity since 60% of the Connecticut forest is owned by private landowners. Therefore, our idea proposes to create a landowner information hub on the UConn Forestry Web page designed in a clear, concise, easy to use, and colorful format for the most current information on conservation programs, landowner assistance, and conservation practices.
University of Maine
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ME
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2014
How to develop pollinator habitat.