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.
Showing 51 - 60 of 1721 projects
Utah Association of Conservation Districts
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UT
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2021
Much of Utah's dryland agriculture still practices summer fallow with frequent full width tillage through the fallow period. The Utah Association of Conservation Districts will increase the adoption of soil health practices in Utah with this on-farm trail focused on diverse farming systems. The project will identify barriers to adoption and build regional collaboration focused on soil health.
Campti Field of Dreams
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LA
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2021
No-Till organic market gardens (No-Till OMG) will combine virtual training, a market garden fertility toolkit, financial incentives, and peer-to-peer mentoring with performance-based results over three years to shift the mindset of participants, creating viable organic agricultural producers that do not till.
American Farmland Trust
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MA
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2021
This project seeks to provide greater access to NRCS assistance programs to the Urban Agriculture (UA) producers in Massachusetts through providing direct training to four UA producers, who will in turn provide direct support and assistance to other UA producers in MA. Additionally, through relationship building, interviews, and opportunities for feedback, this project will develop UA specific resources to increase knowledge of NRCS application processes and protocols for the UA community and will develop recommendations for NRCS to increase UA involvement in TA/FA programs in Massachusetts.
Croatan Institute
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CO, ME, MA, MO
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2021
This project provides a supply chain solution to conservation by tying the food products to the production attributes (price discovery). Producers are compensated for the risk/inputs for those attributes and the markets are established by consumers in the recognition and payment of defined attributes. The end product will use the app Market Square to facilitate a pilot of producer to consumer transactions to establish market values.
University of Wisconsin System / Plant Pathology
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WI
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2021
The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to the UWS in order to improve cropping system diversity and maximize soil cover and living roots by engaging farmers as research collaborators. With the development of a Wisconsin Farmer-led Research Network, University researchers and farmer collaborators will work together to develop innovative approaches for interseeding systems, support continued innovation, promote adoption of sustainable conservation strategies throughout the state, and build capacity for farmer collaborators to provide leadership in soil health research and knowledge generation.
N-Drip Inc.
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AZ
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2021
N-Drip will work with approximately 20 producers of the Colorado River Indian Tribes to implement a drip irrigation system on flood irrigated fields. This system will provide the benefits of pressurized drip irrigation while offering the simplicity of flood irrigation. Participating producers will implement a unique sensor-based system which provides real-time data about water stress and nitrogen levels, enabling the producers to optimize water and fertilizer use to achieve maximum yield and crop health without wasting resources.
Research Foundation of the State University of New York
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MA
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2021
The focus of this project is to implement and assess newly developed recommendations for managing modern young forest systems for young forest dependent wildlife. Management of these forests for faces multiple, often competing challenges such as invasive shrubs, overbrowse by white-tailed deer, and suitability for target species, while their large-scale implementation is hindered by the amount of privately owned land in the Northeast, and land-owner willingness to engage in management activities. One of the largest conservation targets in this region is the New England cottontail, whose response to young forest management is limited by the use of these forests by non-native eastern cottontails, which are now present throughout most of their range. A great deal of resources have gone into creation of early successional forest for New England cottontails via clearcuts, but our studies in New York demonstrated that such approaches encourage use by eastern cottontails, and are detrimental to New England cottontails if eastern cottontails or invasive shrubs are present. Restoration of mid-successional shrublands via canopy thinning and leaving downed tree crowns on the ground have shown promise in benefitting New England cottontails but discouraging eastern cottontails.
Juniper Environmental, LLC
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KS, NE
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2021
This study aims to evaluate the performance of Low Tech Process Based (LTPB)complexes in Great Plains prairie streams to promote them as viable practices in the region to improve climate resiliency by addressing the effects of extreme climate events related to water quality, depth to water table, riparian & pasture vegetation improvements, and wildlife habitat over the course of three growing seasons.
University of Maine
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ME
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2021
The purpose of this project is to determine the most effective and financially feasible mulch thickness required to increase soilwater holding capacity on wild blueberry farms in Maine
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
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IA, MN
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2021
Pheasants Forever will trial a financial assistance model that promotes the adoption of precision agriculture and precision conservation strategies and tools on a farm-wide scale to identify opportunities for conservation and inform decision making. This project is designed to address barriers (financial, technical and social) that farmers in the Prairie Pothole region face in implementing precision conservation decision making systems on their farms.