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 61 - 70 of 1760 projects
Handsome Brook Farms, LLC
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KY
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2021
Handsome Brook Farm will support five beginning farmers in Kentucky to adopt climate-smart regenerative egg practices. This on-farm trial will establish on-farm manure management, storage, and distribution systems designed to reduce GHG emissions, and reduce on-farm soil erosion and drastically reduce watershed pollution through pasture enhancements and investments in housing infrastructure.
South Dakota State University
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SD
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2021
This study is designed to demonstrate that cover crops combined with organic amendments can be successfully integrated into dry land no-tillage cropping systems. The goal of project is to (1) introduce new management practices to mitigate the effects of moisture stress and build climate resilience in moisture limited dryland production systems, (2) provide farmers, extension specialists, and scientists knowledge on alternative cropping system management strategies to improve ecosystem productivity and sustainability, and (3) promote the adoption of cover cropping (a conservation management practice), which is currently constrained by limited precipitation and lack of effective techniques to conserve moisture.
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.
Piikani Lodge Health Institute
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MT
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2021
Piikani Lodge Health Institute will work with Tribal Nations to support greater adoption and implementation of regenerative grazing practices within Montana's rangelands and irrigated pastures. The project will support regenerative grazing by prioritizing adequate rest/recovery periods, stocking animals at higher, and committing to shorter graze periods.
WVU Research Corporation
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OH, PA, WV
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2021
WVU Research Corporation will promote and evaluate pasture diversification through reseeding as an innovative conservation strategy. The on-farm trials will compare reseeding pasture with a highly diverse mixture to unaltered pasture and conventional reseeding. This project seeks to demonstrate to producers across Appalachia that reseeding to increase pasture diversity provides a wide variety of environmental and economic benefits.
Xerces Society Inc.
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CA, ME, MT, OR, WA
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2021
Understanding how pollinator conservation and climate-smart agriculture overlap has the potential to vastly accelerate both goals at the farm level. Working with at least 12 producers in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Maine, representing a variety of cropping systems and agricultural operation sizes, Xerces Society will demonstrate, evaluate, and quantify conservation practices designed to maximize these dual goals. The project will trial a combination of permanent woody biomass plantings along with temporary and permanent biomass plantings. These practices will be designed to meet both criteria for pollinator value and climate-resilience benefits.
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
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KY, MO, NY, NC, VA, WV
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2021
The University of Kentucky Research Foundation will increase adoption of bale grazing to improve winter feed management for beef cattle farmers by demonstrating the practical, economic, and ecological benefits through proper implementation. Bale grazing is a novel winter-feeding method where bales are set out on pasture, typically in checkerboard fashion, and fed in a planned, controlled manner, much like rotational grazing.
North Carolina State University
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NC
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2021
Enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) containing urease and nitrification inhibitors are an effective way to prevent ammonia volatilization and reduce nitrous oxide emissions. Through this on-farm trial, North Carolina State University will provide critical information on the efficacy of reducing nitrogen and/or using inhibitors on emissions and corn yield in the low soil carbon, hot and humid conditions of the southeast. This project will use the data to optimize a N2O emission model to support broader interpretations outside the field sites. The on-farm trial will include six field sites each year in the main corn growing regions in North Carolina.
Grow Food
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WA
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2021
Grow Foods will engage historically underserved farmers to conduct On-Farm Trials of the innovative Soil Health Management Systems (SHMS) techniques and demonstrate the benefits of adopting SHMS through environmental, social and economic evaluation of the on-farm trials. The project will build capacity for farmers to understand changes in soil health through the participatory design of on-farm trial, develop a regional network of soil health management practitioners and disseminate project results and lessons learned.
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.