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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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Using 3-D characterization and mapping of cover crops and weeds to fight herbicide resistant weeds and avoid reverting back to tillage-based weed control

North Carolina State University | IA, NC, TX | 2020

This project will apply a 3D imaging system to increase the adoption of cover crops and provide site-specific weed control tactics to substantially reduce tillage. The 3D imaging system will map and quantify cover crops and weeds and will inform site-specific management of weed escapes, protecting soil and water quality through improved management.

Accelerating the adoption of saturated buffers using an educational decision-support tool

Michigan State University | IA, MI | 2020

This project will stimulate the adoption of saturated buffers and improve water quality while maintaining crop productivity. The project will increase knowledge of the value of saturated buffers and inform farm-level siting of the practice for efficient nitrate removal.

Demonstration of a microbial electrochemical system to mitigation hydrogen sulfide emission from dairy manure pits

The University of Minnesota | MN | 2020

This project will develop an effective, efficient and economically feasbile system that does not require pre- or post- treatment and will mitigate the highly toxic and odorous hydrogen sulfide gas released from pit manure storages and be an environmentally-friendly solution to H2S emissions from dairy manure storage.

Identifying Poor Quality Forest Stands and Demonstrating Rehabilitative Silviculture in NH

University of New Hampshire | NH | 2020

The project team will work with TSP foresters to demostrate silviculture techniques that are effective in rehabilitating poor-quality forest stands.

Automated wildlife monitoring: Enabling producers to measure their conservation impacts

Texas A&M Agrilife Research | AZ, CA, TX, WA | 2020

Texas A&M will use innovative integration of camera, image, and sensor technology to create a tool to monitor wildlife tepcially difficult to observe. Dramatic images, fine-scale data, ArcGIS compatibility, and an accessible web interface will empower producers and scientists to better monitor wildlife on agricultural land.

Tree-age: A decision support tool to target brush management and other wildlife practices to benefit rangeland management

Playa Lakes Joint Venture | AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX | 2020

The project will build an online decision support tool to estimate effects of wildlife programs and practices on populations of grassland birds. The decision support tool will use existing geospatial and bird monitoring data to and build on years of conservation planning and delivery experience across four Migratory Bird Joint Ventures. The innovative, interactive tool will be spatially explicit, integrate across breeding and non-breeding seasons, and potentially integrate across international borders.

Protecting and Restoring Flow in the Pecos River Basin

Texas Water Trade | NM, TX | 2020

The project will demonstrate that instream flows can be enhanced through voluntary water rights agreements in Texas that improve the financial resilience of agricultural water rights holders, as evaluated by using the Flows Restoration Accounting Framework (FRAF).

Equity-Based Regenerative Agriculture through Carbon Capture and Utilization Technology: The Community Carboneers Collaborative

Rid-All Foundation, Inc. | MI, NM, OH | 2020

This project will develop community-based /scaled appropriate technology that expands the capabilities and financial viability of urban and rural regenetrative agriculture practioners. The project will utilize renewable bioenergy systems to enable four-season agricultural production; produce biochar as a cop=product of bioenergy system generation; and explore additional biochar applications at demonstration sites.

Small Grains Unlock Potential to Keep Nitrogen in Crops and Out of Air and Water: Market-Based Innovations to Optimize Fertilizer and Manure Management in Extended Rotations

Practical Farmers of Iowa | IL, IA, MN, NE, WI | 2020

The project will document the complete value proposition of extended rotations to support farmers and supply chains to scale up the entire package of best practices including the use of small grains with legume cover crops, synthetic fertilizer reductions and early manure applications.

Increasing Native Producer and Community Access to Quality Water Resources

First Nations Development Institute | AZ, NM | 2020

First Nations Institute will work with two Native American organizations, taking a community-focused approach to empower Native American agricultural producers both individually and collectively to create, implement, and sustain conservation strategies that will address water quality and watershed management issues. They will develop a conservation planning training and build capacity to address watershed issues.

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