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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Maryland Department of Agriculture/ Office of Resource Conservation
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MD
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2006
The Maryland Department of Agriculture and Office of Resource Conservation will demonstrate and compare alternative containment structures to accommodate whole house clean outs of poultry houses which occur once every 2-3 years. (Current poultry waste structures are designed to accommodate only "crust outs" between flocks.) Project will evaluate and compare environmental benefits to water quality and cost effectiveness and systems management changes of three types of structures. Each structure will be replicated on two dominate soil types using locations in the mid and lower geographic regions of Marylands Eastern Shore. This project will involve six producers and provide technical and financial assistance to implement containment structures to stockpile and manage whole house cleanouts (approximately 250 tons) from poultry production grow out facilities when they occur during times of the year when nutrients in the poultry litter cannot be used for crop production. Project design will include instrumentation and monthly sampling of groundwater under each structure to compare environmental benefits and a cost/benefit analysis of each structure which considers implementation, maintenance, ease of use and nutrient benefits. The potential outcome of this project is to verify or modify standards and specifications as suitable for stockpiling containment structures and justify their eligibility for state (MACS) and federal (EQIP) cost share.
Agren, Inc
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IA
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2006
Agren, Inc., in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, will develop a geographical information system (GIS)-based expert system to facilitate the use of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology for conservation planning. The three-year project will further develop, demonstrate, and evaluate the use of LIDAR technology for conservation planning in Iowa, as well as develop an electronic decision-support tool to facilitate use of this technology by conservation planners. The use of this decision-support tool has tremendous application for practitioners working one-on-one with farmers.
Iowa Soybean Association
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IA
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2006
The Iowa Soybean Association will expand enhanced nutrient management that involving farmer self evaluation of nitrogen (N) fertilizer needs with incentives to increase efficiency. To date, several hundred Iowa producers have used remote sensing with replicated strip trials and/or guided stalk nitrate sampling to evaluate their N needs and new N management approaches, and the majority has found they can maximize profit and reduce N losses to the environment by applying far less fertilizer and/or by adopting different application strategies. This grant would facilitate adoption of these EQIP options to at least: 80 of Iowas 99 counties; 100 producers in Lancaster County, PA and additional counties in PA; 80 producers in Delaware; and 20 producers in Maryland. The grant also will enhance learning opportunities for producers and TSPs by developing and testing a standardized data pooling system that will overcome barriers to broader implementation of these new N management approaches.
Agflex, Inc
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WI
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2006
Agflex, Inc. will work with state personnel and crop advisory professionals to expand their capacity to assist farmers in implementing innovative strategies to meet conservation goals. Agflex, Inc. will highlight, teach and implement BMP performance guarantees for corn farmers reducing both nutrient use and tillage in DE, IA, IL, IN, MD, MI, IN, NC, NE, OR, P A, VA, WI and point-non-point water quality credit trading in MN and PA.
Lava Beds Butte Valley Resource Conservation District
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CA
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2006
The Lava Beds Butte Valley Resource Conservation District will demonstrate and document the agricultural and ecological benefits of incorporating wetlands into commercial crop rotations in the Upper Klamath Basin of Southern Oregon and Northern California. The project involves three private farms totaling 2,282 acres. The focus of the project will be on annual per acre incentive payments to cooperating growers who will match those costs with deferred crop revenues and increased field maintenance costs while they are managed as rotational wetlands.
Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition
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IA
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2006
The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition will promote and characterize the unique technology of drainage water management (DWM). This innovative multi-state project will develop a set of regional recommendations that are necessary to facilitate and encourage the widespread adoption of DWM. Farmers will play a central role in assessing the economic effects of DWM on farm profitability. Each pilot farm will use the latest technologies, including satellite-controlled water control structures, resulting in a truly managed water table by farming landowners. Through implementation of the project, significant data will be obtained to document nutrient savings from DWM, a necessary step in nutrient trading. The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition will use non-conventional outreach methods, such as farm forums, to utilize farmer-to-farmer contact.
Three Rivers RC&D
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MN
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2006
RC&D Councils in MN will finalize development of the PCWL program, create a working demonstration project of 1,000 acres with quantifiable results, create a technical handbook, disseminate results to the State of MN and beyond and work to secure state and federal funding for adoption of a larger scale program. Goal 1: To finalize the PCWF model and demonstrate success needed to secure private, state and federal funding for a larger scale statewide demonstration project or nationwide program.
Objective A: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with project partners to finalize program development & prepare educational/promotional/sign up materials by January 1, 2007.
Objective B: The RC&D Councils in MN will educate and train participating Soil and Water Conservation Districs and NRCS state officials about PCWL by April 2007.
Objective C: The RC&D Councils will educate a minimum of 200 landowners about PCWL program by April 1, 2007.
Objective D: The RC&D Councils will sign up approximately 25 landowners to grown 1,000 acres of Productive Conservation Crops by December 2007.
Objective E: Landowners with assistance from teh RC&D Councils in MN and project partners will palnt and maintain a minimum of 1,000 acres of PCWL crops by October 2008.
Goal 2: Increase and develop new markets for PCWL Crops.
Objective F: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with project partners to identify markets for PCWL crops by December 2008.
Objective G: The RC&D Councils in MN will educate a minimum of 12 private buisinesses about teh benefits of PCWL crops, renewable Energy and value added opportunities by December 2008.
Goal 3: Reserach, Educate and Promote organic alternatives to chemical use on PCWL Crops.
Objective H: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with researchers to complete a Beauveria Fungus study. A promising organic alternative to chemical pesticide application. We will educate policy makers, growers, agencies, private industry and others nationwide by December 2008.
Goal 4: Develop a statewide model that is transferable to other parts of the nation.
Objective I: The RC&D Councils in MN will document all work and will work with NRCS to create materials/handbook (including cost/benefit analysis) needed to transfer PCWL to other areas of the nation by December 2008.
Objective J: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with the National Association of RC&Ds to disseminate project information to 375+ RC&Ds in teh nation by December 2008.
Objective K: The RC&D Councils in MN will provide ongoing education and reports to secure state and federal funding for a larger scale demonstration project by December 2008.
Goal 5: To finalize the PCWL model and demonstrate success needed to secure private, state and federal funding for a larger scale statewide demonstration project or nationwide program.
Objective A: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with project partners to finalize program development and prepare educational/promotional/sign up materials by January 1, 2007.
Objective B: The RC&D Councils in MN will educate and train participating Soil and Water Conservation Districts and NRCS state officials about PCWL by April 2007.
Objective A: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with project partners to finalize program development & prepare educational/promotional/sign up materials by January 1, 2007.
Objective B: The RC&D Councils in MN will educate and train participating Soil and Water Conservation Districs and NRCS state officials about PCWL by April 2007.
Objective C: The RC&D Councils will educate a minimum of 200 landowners about PCWL program by April 1, 2007.
Objective D: The RC&D Councils will sign up approximately 25 landowners to grown 1,000 acres of Productive Conservation Crops by December 2007.
Objective E: Landowners with assistance from teh RC&D Councils in MN and project partners will palnt and maintain a minimum of 1,000 acres of PCWL crops by October 2008.
Goal 2: Increase and develop new markets for PCWL Crops.
Objective F: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with project partners to identify markets for PCWL crops by December 2008.
Objective G: The RC&D Councils in MN will educate a minimum of 12 private buisinesses about teh benefits of PCWL crops, renewable Energy and value added opportunities by December 2008.
Goal 3: Reserach, Educate and Promote organic alternatives to chemical use on PCWL Crops.
Objective H: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with researchers to complete a Beauveria Fungus study. A promising organic alternative to chemical pesticide application. We will educate policy makers, growers, agencies, private industry and others nationwide by December 2008.
Goal 4: Develop a statewide model that is transferable to other parts of the nation.
Objective I: The RC&D Councils in MN will document all work and will work with NRCS to create materials/handbook (including cost/benefit analysis) needed to transfer PCWL to other areas of the nation by December 2008.
Objective J: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with the National Association of RC&Ds to disseminate project information to 375+ RC&Ds in teh nation by December 2008.
Objective K: The RC&D Councils in MN will provide ongoing education and reports to secure state and federal funding for a larger scale demonstration project by December 2008.
Goal 5: To finalize the PCWL model and demonstrate success needed to secure private, state and federal funding for a larger scale statewide demonstration project or nationwide program.
Objective A: The RC&D Councils in MN will work with project partners to finalize program development and prepare educational/promotional/sign up materials by January 1, 2007.
Objective B: The RC&D Councils in MN will educate and train participating Soil and Water Conservation Districts and NRCS state officials about PCWL by April 2007.
Coaltec Energy USA, Inc.
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IL
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2006
Coaltec Energy USA, Inc. proposes to prove the feasibility and economic viability of a bio-based waste to Energy system utilizing poultry litter as the fuel and a fixed-bed gasifier as the medium to convert the material to Energy. Located at Frye Poultry, Hardy County West Virginia, this pilot project focuses on a demonstration that will evaluate the bio-based heating system side by side with a typically heated poultry house. Gasified poultry litter, reduced to a mineral ash, can be sold/transported out of the watershed, eliminating nutrient-loading of the soil and diversion to the streams of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Validation of ammonia reduction in the broiler houses, a project outcome, will be accomplished by replacing the industry- representative propane heating system, which generates excessive humidity in the houses during combustion, with gasification.
Pennsylvania State University
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PA
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2006
Pennsylvania State University will test innovative technology for systems approaches for retooling Mid-Atlantic orchards with innovative conservation technology. Pilot projects will be established in twelve commercial apple orchard blocks to demonstrate a systems approach for retooling Mid-Atlantic orchards in ways that increase sustainability, Energy efficiency and incentives for industry adoption of new conservation technologies. Penn State horticulturists, engineers and economists, through a state-funded project, have been cooperatively researching and formulating blueprints for efficient, low-input orchard systems that are well-adapted to precision agriculture, and the technology is ready for field testing; The orchard blueprints include standards for utilization of advanced integrated pest management programs, tree physiology efficiency, managing environmental and economic risks and maximizing production efficiency (Schupp, 2005a). Energy audits will be conducted to confirm the environmental benefits of the innovative systems compared to conventional orchard systems. Partial budget and cost-benefit analyses will be conducted to provide economic incentives for adoption of new best management systems.
Cornell University
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NY
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2006
Cornell University will work to improve the effectiveness of the phosphorus (P)-indices used in the Northeastern US. Cornell will do this by developing a tool that identifies areas in the landscape with the highest risks of hydrological connection to streams, and rivers, i.e., hydrologically sensitive areas (HSA). The proposed tool is the culmination of a decade of basic research to understand and model regional runoff mechanisms and their role in water quality. In short, the tool will identify locations in the landscape based on their quantifiable risk of generating runoff and, thus, transporting P to streams. Furthermore, we will engineer our tool such that it is accessible via the Internet for ready access by planners and producers. We envision a user-friendly, point-and-click "mapping-tool" that allows planners to. zoom-in and overlay maps of runoff-risk on aerial photos that clearly show field boundaries. This project will also involve monitoring circa 4 EQIP-eligible producer properties in central NY to evaluate the effectiveness of our new HSA-identification tool; at least 1 will be a CAFO. This monitoring will primarily include measuring phosphorus concentration in receiving flows in or near the studied farms (to be determined as part of the project). These data will be supplemented by an additional 2 dairy farms in the Catskill Mountains where we have been monitoring P for the past 5 to 10 years.