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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.

Showing 1021 - 1030 of 1760 projects
Installation of creative aquaponic farming system that functions in any soil conditions, saves Energy, conserve water, conserve fertilizer input and maximize land usage
Island Paradise Aquaponics, LLC     |     HI     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to: Implement new approaches to conserve Energy, water, fertilizer input while achieving sustainable organic agricultural productivity and demonstrate novel technologies and approaches that can easily and inexpensively be adopted by small-scale producers in order to address concerns and problems of the farmers, producer and landowners.
Spatial modeling and collaborative landscape design to improve nutrient management, agricultural productivity, and ecosystem services in the Mississippi River Basin
Regents of the University of Minnesota     |     MN     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to: Integrate innovative approaches that utilize a GIS-based spatial analysis framework and participatory design methods and develop a tool for strategic placement, implementation and adoption of conservation practices in diversified agricultural landscapes of the Minnesota River Basin.
Upper Chester Conservation Initiative
Chester River Association     |     MD     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to demonstrate new approaches to reducing nitrogen loads from cropland to the Chesapeake Bay.
Gypsum Curtains: Reducing soluble phosphorous (P) losses from P-saturated soils on poultry operations
University of Maryland Eastern Shore     |     MD     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to implement and demonstrate the effectiveness of gypsum curtains for reducing soluble P on farms in Somerset County, Maryland.
Holistic restoration techniques for native wood-nesting bees: A test of novel Habitat development approach
Pollinator Partnership     |     CA     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to demonstrate the effectiveness of Habitat improvement techniques that incorporate nest site and floral resource provision for native bee species in Arizona and California landscapes.
Increasing the seed availability of less common milkweed species to benefit Monarch butterflies and other pollinators
Xerces Society, Inc     |     OR     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to restore Habitat for declining pollinator and wildlife, improve crop production by supporting native bees, build new markets for native seed industry, and enhance the effectiveness of NRCS pollinator conservation programs by increasing the availability of non-weedy species of milkweed.
Indiana on-farm network-nutrient management
Indiana State Department of Agriculture     |     IN     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to demonstrate and take the On-Farm Network approach to deliver and document improvements in nutrient management that will better engage farmers, be sustainable over time by making changes economically beneficial, and document reductions in nitrogen application of 30-40% on average in targeted watersheds in the Mississippi River Basin in Indiana.
Development and testing of sugarcane post-harvest crop residue management tool in poorly-drained, clayey soils of South Louisiana
Michael Robichaux for Frank Martin Farms, Inc     |     LA     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to develop a tool to utilize post-harvest crop residue to promote soil quality, limit water/runoff loss, and improve sugar cane yields.
Women caring for the land
Center for Rural Affairs     |     NE     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to provide conservation professionals in seven upper Midwestern states (IA, KS, NE, MN, ND, SD, WI) with training and curriculum tools for a targeted outreach program to women farmland owners, to help them meet their soil and water conservation goals using accepted best management practices.
Demonstrating system based approaches to managing and reducing nutrients in support of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
B.F. Smith Foundation - Delta F.A.R.M.     |     MS     |     2010
The purpose of this award is for the grantee to develop to two Mississippi River Basin Initiative demonstration site and an outreach program that will stimulate the adoption of system based approaches to managing nutrients and reducing nutrient loads.
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