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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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Integrating insecticidal baits-biocontrol agents as a novel and sustainable invasive ant management tool
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEMS     |     HI     |     2022
This project will develop an innovative method to manage invasive ants that form mutualistic relationships with crop pests. By integrating biocontrol (positive sense single-stranded RNA virus, +ssRNA), chemical control (liquid boric acid bait), and a revolutionizing delivery system (biodegradable alginate hydrogel), we produce a novel and sustainable ant management tool targeting bigheaded ants in agriculture, as the efficacy of boric acid hydrogel baits and the horizontal transfer of the virus identified among the ant colonies have been demonstrated in preliminary trials.
Quantifying Nutrient Budgets in the Farmer-to-Farmer Digital Conservation Network
Kansas State University     |     KS, OK     |     2022
Kansas State University will launch the Farmer-to-Farmer Digital Conservation Network (F2F_DCN). This new program will establish a network of collaborators that generates nutrient budget information at the farm level and provide education programs concerning the implementation of data management technologies at the farmer level. Participating producers will conduct farmer-run research with assistance from a team of experts, increasing access to improved data on nutrient budgets and more practical field-scale data.
An Artificial Intelligence Drought Planner: Producer tools to plan for drought, predict forage production, and reduce soil carbon loss in beef cattle production systems.
BRDGAI INC aka Enriched Ag     |     AZ, NM, ND, SD, UT     |     2022
This project brings drought, forage, precipitation forecasting data together with ranch-specific forage measurement and modeling to help beef cattle producers on Tribal Ranches in the United States manage drought while maintaining conservation and operational goals.
The Regenerative Catalyst Fund: Activating Climate Smart Agriculture
MAD AGRICULTURE     |     MN, OR, WI     |     2022
The project will develop the Regenerative Catalyst Fund which will help address key economic, logistical, and cultural barriers to adoption of climate smart agriculture.
Modernizing Fertilizer Recommendations for Climate-Smart Crop Production in the Northeastern Region: The Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool (FRST)
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT     |     CT, DE, NJ, NY, PA, WV     |     2022
This project, in partnership with two other CIG Classic projects, to improve the accuracy and transparency of soil-test-based fertilizer recommendations by updating decades-old phosphorus and potassium recommendations and developing an unbiased decision-support tool that will be available for use by anyone involved in nutrient management.
Converting Invasive Biomass into Biochar to Improve Tropical Soil Health to Support Reforestation and Agriculture in Hawaiʻi
Kipuka Land Mgmt     |     HI     |     2022
This project will create biochar from biomass generated from four highly invasive tree species that are targeted for removal across the Island, including haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala), strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum), albizia (Albizia julibrissin), and dillenia (Dillenia suffruticosa). Biochar created from these invasive feedstocks will be evaluated for quality and applied onto twenty test plots located in five different eco-systems on Oʻahu (Kahaluʻu, Pālolo Valley, ʻĀhuimanu, Pupukea and Kunia).
Fighting Methane with MIGHT (Microbiome Insights into Greenhouse gases using High-throughput Technologies)
NATIVE MICROBIALS, INC.     |     CA, CO, IN, NM, OR, TX, WA     |     2022
Native Microbials Inc. will implement the use of a next generation, rumen-native microbial feed supplement to both improve feed efficiency and reduce enteric methane emissions on 20 commercial dairy farms in the Western United States. The project team will evaluate the environmental, economic, and social impacts of a climate-smart solution that sustainably mitigates enteric methane emissions and provides a novel enteric methane emissions quantification method for dairy cattle at a commercial scale.
Converting Invasive Biomass into Biochar to Improve Tropical Soil Health to Support Reforestation and Agriculture in Hawaiʻi
Kipuka Land Mgmt     |     HI     |     2022
This project will create biochar from biomass generated from four highly invasive tree species that are targeted for removal across the Island, including haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala), strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum), albizia (Albizia julibrissin), and dillenia (Dillenia suffruticosa). Biochar created from these invasive feedstocks will be evaluated for quality and applied onto twenty test plots located in five different eco-systems on Oʻahu (Kahaluʻu, Pālolo Valley, ʻĀhuimanu, Pupukea and Kunia).
Modernizing Fertilizer Recommendations for Climate-smart Crop Production in the Southern Region: The Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool (FRST)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY     |     MS, OK, SC, TN     |     2022
This project will, in partnership with two other CIG Classic projects, improve soil-test-based fertilizer recommendations for climate-smart crop production and develop an unbiased decision-support tool for nutrient management. Particularly, it will calibrate phosphorus and potassium recommendations for cropping systems incorporated with cover crops and developed guidelines for banded phosphorus application.
Vermicompost Application to Improve Soil Health and Mitigate Climate Change
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS     |     CA, WA     |     2022
UC-Davis will quantify the effects of vermicompost on soil health on twelve farm sites using the most representative annual and perennial crops in California and Washington. The project team will evaluate the economic and financial implications of using vermicompost as well as the potential of vermicompost use to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and retain water as compared to conventional practices.
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