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 1701 - 1710 of 1760 projects
Utah State University
|
UT
|
2004
Research has provided much information about converting manure into an Energy source, with several different types of anaerobic digesters evolving for on-farm use; however, there has been a significant abandonment rate of these types of digesters. The purpose of this project is to further develop and demonstrate an economically-viable way to treat manure on a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO), in order to reduce odor, kill pathogens, avoid soil or water pollution, and produce Energy by using innovative anaerobic induced blanket reactor (IBR) technology.
Cornell University
|
NY
|
2004
Animal agriculture in the northeastern United States is struggling to remain profitable while reducing environmental impacts. Currently, there are a number of innovative on-farm manure projects in the region that demonstrate solutions to these challenges. The purpose of this project is to improve the productivity, profitability, and environmental performance of manure management for northeastern animal agriculture through an innovative partnership that will compile results from existing projects and disseminate information to producers to help them meet their environmental challenges.
University of Nebraska
|
NE
|
2004
Declining groundwater levels in irrigated areas of the Great Plains have required producers to shift to limited irrigation or return to dryland crop production. To meet this challenge of environmental and economic benefits, no-till water-conserving cropping systems that help sustain neighboring wetlands, creeks, or streams are needed. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate limited irrigation no-till cropping systems that maximize economic returns as well as irrigation efficiency while sustaining and enhancing groundwater levels.
The Rodale Institute
|
PA
|
2004
No-till farming is fast becoming one of the most widely-practiced conservation strategies of 21st-century agriculture; however, its overall environmental impact is mixed. The purpose of this project is to make it possible for farmers to reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides and chemical fertilizers in their no-till systems, with the potential to dramatically decrease surface and groundwater contamination, by testing and demonstrating an innovative crimper/roller tool designed to convert a standing cover crop into weed-suppressing, soil-building mulch.
Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District
|
VA
|
2004
The Innovative Cropping Systems Incentive Program (ICS) has operated in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia for a number of years. The purpose of this project is to quantify the benefits provided by the ICS relative to conventionally-managed systems, establish the information needed to support the valuation of water quality credits, and begin developing a market/trading approach to advance efforts that will help reduce water quality degradation within the Lower James River, Chesapeake Bay, and beyond.
American Farmland Trust
|
OH
|
2004
A significant obstacle to inducing producer adoption of best management practices is the possibility that, in the short-term, such practices may reduce production yields. The purpose of this project is to test and evaluate the performance of an innovative, market-based, performance guarantee approach that increases producer adoption rates by removing economic risk as a barrier.
KLA Environmental Services Incorporated
|
KS
|
2004
Nutrient and pathogen leaching into groundwater from livestock waste lagoons is a growing concern for animal agriculture producers. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate and refine a new method for testing the structural integrity of livestock waste lagoons to reduce the potential for groundwater contamination by nutrients and pathogens.
Uncompahgre Com, Incorporated
|
CO
|
2004
Over the past 120 years, human activities have severely impacted native ecosystems in the Uncompahgre Plateau of Colorado. Native seed species are needed to help restore wildlife Habitats and improve the quality of range lands. The purpose of this project is to help sustain long-term agricultural production on the Uncompahgre Plateau by enhancing crop diversification and economic sustainability, and rehabilitating and restoring natural ecosystems through the use of locally produced native plants seeds.
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
|
KY
|
2004
Land application of animal manure has been implicated as a leading cause of water body impairment in the United States, and is often carried out without adequate knowledge of its nutrient content or consideration of efficient methods of application. The purpose of this project is to encourage the adoption of advanced animal nutrient management strategies for animal producers in Kentucky, and evaluate the environmental benefits, cost of implementation, and producer acceptance of these strategies.
Lenawee Soil Conservation District
|
MI
|
2004
The dairy industry faces many environmental challenges, including milkhouse waste water, silage leachate, and stormwater runoff. The purpose of this project is to design and implement a closed recycling system applicable to individual dairy farms throughout Michigan and the dairy industry nationally to reduce or eliminate wastewater as a pollutant.