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 221 - 230 of 1793 projects
Oregon State University
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OR
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2019
This project expands the OregonFlora website to include 100 taxa from eastern Oregon and to generate the websites capacity for plant vendors to enter and maintain a list of native species in their inventory.
Sustainable Chesapeake
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VA
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2019
This award is for SusChes and project partners to have a 30-foot roller crimper built and demonstrated on farms in the Northern Neck to evaluate the agronomic performance of the roller crimper for yields, reducing soil temperature, improved soil moisture retention, and weed suppression. The specific objectives of this project are:
•Work with USDA ARS engineers to scale-up their roller crimper to a width that is suitable for commercial row crop production in the Virginia Tidewater area (12-rows, 30 ft.)
•Measure performance (including equipment performance, agronomic, and soil health outcomes) for at least two growing seasons through field trials and on-farm commercial deployment of the equipment at Robb Hinton’s Cedar Plains Farm to terminate high-biomass rye in commercial row crop farm setting with existing farm equipment on approximately 150-300 acres per year (for at least two years of the project.)
•Share results with producers, agronomy, and conservation professionals through publications, a fact sheet, field day events, and farmer meetings.
•If successful, support expanded adoption in Virginia and throughout the Chesapeake Bay region by allowing producers to try the roller crimper on their farms. This approach supports expanded adoption of NRCS conservation practices including: conservation cropping rotation (328), residue and tillage management no-till (329), cover crop (340), residue and tillage management reduced till (345), and Pest Management Conservation System (595).
•Work with USDA ARS engineers to scale-up their roller crimper to a width that is suitable for commercial row crop production in the Virginia Tidewater area (12-rows, 30 ft.)
•Measure performance (including equipment performance, agronomic, and soil health outcomes) for at least two growing seasons through field trials and on-farm commercial deployment of the equipment at Robb Hinton’s Cedar Plains Farm to terminate high-biomass rye in commercial row crop farm setting with existing farm equipment on approximately 150-300 acres per year (for at least two years of the project.)
•Share results with producers, agronomy, and conservation professionals through publications, a fact sheet, field day events, and farmer meetings.
•If successful, support expanded adoption in Virginia and throughout the Chesapeake Bay region by allowing producers to try the roller crimper on their farms. This approach supports expanded adoption of NRCS conservation practices including: conservation cropping rotation (328), residue and tillage management no-till (329), cover crop (340), residue and tillage management reduced till (345), and Pest Management Conservation System (595).
The Nature Conservancy
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NY
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2019
This project seeks to develop a behavioral change solution which, when implemented, will substaintially increase the percentage of NY state farmers implementing soil health best practices and develop a behavior science training package for farmer adviosrs.
UK RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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KY
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2019
Purpose: Economic Analysis of Maple Syrup Potential in Kentucky Objectives: 1. Assess statewide maple syrup production in Kentucky 2. Conduct on farm cost benefit analysis of maple syrup production of representative Kentucky producers 3. Assess energy conservation-dehydration measures of sap from sugar producing trees to establish cost-effective ways to save energy to maximize returns for producers.
Univeristy of Hawaii
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HI
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2019
The overall purpose of this project is to address disease issues that are challenging the use of a popular tropical leguminous cover crop, `Tropic Sun' sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea), in Hawaii. `Tropic Sun' sunn hemp, Crotalaria juncea, has been a popular green manure since its release in 1983 due to its vigorous growth, high nitrogen content and nematode suppression properties. However, in the last decade, farmers growing sunn hemp are suffering from Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium udum f. sp. crotalariae (Fuc) that causes the plants to wilt within 30 days after planting. Most recently, two viruses were found on sunn hemp in Hawaii: tobacco streak virus (TSV) that causes necrosis and seedling death in India, and an unclassified tobamovirus that is mechanically transmitted. The second virus greatly reduces plant biomass and is hampering the seed production in Hawaii. With `Tropic Sun' in trouble, and the virus found on the wild Crotalaria, C. spectabilis, this project is aiming to find alternatives to 'Tropic Sun' in Hawaii for soil health management
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
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KY
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2019
Purpose: Informing management practice through understanding the effects of species and tree characteristics on Maple sap volume and sugar content. Objective: To establish a sampling network in Kentucky that will facilitate development of a predictive model for quantifying the effect of local climate patterns, site conditions, maple species, tree size, and tree growing space and crown characteristics on maple sap volume production and sugar content.
Women, Food and Agriculture Network
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IA
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2019
The purpose of this project is to innovate a model to help women landowners request and support higher implementation rates by their farmers for Nutrient Reduction Strategy practices, particularly cover crops and no-till/strip-till which help improve soil health, water quality, and water quantity and to learn more about how best to help women address the barriers to conservation practice implementation.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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DC
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2019
This trial will explore a variety and combination of conservation practices on farm operations within various growing regions to build model soil health management systems and consider regional appropriate practices such as cover crop varietals, improved conservation tillage, crop rotations and diversification, improved nutrient management, vegetation buffers, and water metering and improved irrigation efficiency. Trials will take place across at least 8 states and will work across production cropland managed for a variety of crops
intended towards dairy cow feed.
Direct corporate engagement with farms in supply-chains offers a unique opportunity to involve more
farms and deliver more conservation on-the-ground. NFWF seeks to work with this dairy supply-chain of
Danone to build models of engagement and soil health management. NFWF hopes to work with Danone
and its farming partners to better understand the impact of combinations of conservation practices within
farm management systems on overall soil health. This project also will help to further build and learn
from the data system already in development by Danone and its partner, EcoPractices. By tracking field level
data from year-to-year, NFWF, Danone and its farming partners hope to learn more about the economic and environmental impact of soil health systems. Within at least 3 years, NFWF expects to have data proof-points that can be used as models for farms in the growing regions where these trials take place and encourage other farms and corporate supply-chains to consider future investments.
intended towards dairy cow feed.
Direct corporate engagement with farms in supply-chains offers a unique opportunity to involve more
farms and deliver more conservation on-the-ground. NFWF seeks to work with this dairy supply-chain of
Danone to build models of engagement and soil health management. NFWF hopes to work with Danone
and its farming partners to better understand the impact of combinations of conservation practices within
farm management systems on overall soil health. This project also will help to further build and learn
from the data system already in development by Danone and its partner, EcoPractices. By tracking field level
data from year-to-year, NFWF, Danone and its farming partners hope to learn more about the economic and environmental impact of soil health systems. Within at least 3 years, NFWF expects to have data proof-points that can be used as models for farms in the growing regions where these trials take place and encourage other farms and corporate supply-chains to consider future investments.
North Jersey RC&D
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NJ
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2019
North Jersey RC&D (NJRCD) proposes a soil health demonstration that compares typical
northeastern US cover crop termination practice (termination in early to mid- spring, using
herbicide, weeks before planting) against innovative methods of delaying cover crop termination
and cash crop planting. These innovative methods include planting into (1) a green living cover
crop, (2) a mature cover crop terminated using a roller crimper and (3) a cover crop intensively
grazed by livestock. These strategies maximize soil cover, biodiversity, and the presence of
living roots in annual crop systems, ultimately increasing the agronomic and economic value of
cover crop to agricultural producers.
Using a paired study design, three treatments (aforementioned cover crop termination methods)
will be compared against a control (existing termination practices) on 25 farms (4000 acres total
of northern New Jersey cropland). Using a combination of soil samples and field assessments,
farm data, and farmer interviews, NJRCD and partners will compare environmental, economic,
and social impacts of treatments. By identifying, documenting, and evaluating regionally
successful cover crop termination approaches, this proposal will help farmers realize the full
benefits of Cover Crops thereby stimulating additional soil health system adoption.
northeastern US cover crop termination practice (termination in early to mid- spring, using
herbicide, weeks before planting) against innovative methods of delaying cover crop termination
and cash crop planting. These innovative methods include planting into (1) a green living cover
crop, (2) a mature cover crop terminated using a roller crimper and (3) a cover crop intensively
grazed by livestock. These strategies maximize soil cover, biodiversity, and the presence of
living roots in annual crop systems, ultimately increasing the agronomic and economic value of
cover crop to agricultural producers.
Using a paired study design, three treatments (aforementioned cover crop termination methods)
will be compared against a control (existing termination practices) on 25 farms (4000 acres total
of northern New Jersey cropland). Using a combination of soil samples and field assessments,
farm data, and farmer interviews, NJRCD and partners will compare environmental, economic,
and social impacts of treatments. By identifying, documenting, and evaluating regionally
successful cover crop termination approaches, this proposal will help farmers realize the full
benefits of Cover Crops thereby stimulating additional soil health system adoption.
Water Resources Monitoring Group, LLC
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DC
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2019
This project investigates a variety of innovative conservation approaches directly related to soil health and the use of Cover Crops, through robust on-farm demonstrations at the plot, replicated strip, field, and paired-basin scale. Approaches have been designed through iterative discussion with six farmer watershed groups to match issues and challenges particular to their geographic region and production systems. Innovative approaches identified include, but are not limited to, on farm trial/demonstration of: i) new commercial technology (Penn State Interseeder); ii) farmer construct/protype interseeder; iii) alternative management systems (mechanical suppression – rolling) and interseeded living mulch; iv) variable row spacing and plant population number in standing crops (aid in the establishment/reduce competition between cover and crop); v) termination of Cover Crops in organic grazing systems; vi) split manure application (spring and fall) to standing Cover Crops with minimal soil disturbance for large dairy operations in Northern climates; and vii) general investigations of cover crop species and mixtures for northern climates.
The primary objective of this proposed project is to evaluate the sustainability and resiliency of soil health management practices to extremes in climate. Specifically, we will impose short-duration, intensive rainfall events (via rainfall simulator) early and/or late in the growing season when agricultural soils are typically most vulnerable, and drought conditions (via rainout shelter) during the growing season. Effects will also be evaluated at the field-scale under natural rainfall conditions using edge-of-field runoff monitoring (paired basin). Specific objectives within the proposed project include:
1. Evaluate the effects of Cover Crops and interseeded Cover Crops on soil health using
NRCS methods.
2. Evaluate the use of split, broadcast manure applications on no-till fields with Cover Crops
for large animal confinement operations.
3. Evaluate the effects of living mulch on soil health within row-crop production systems.
The primary objective of this proposed project is to evaluate the sustainability and resiliency of soil health management practices to extremes in climate. Specifically, we will impose short-duration, intensive rainfall events (via rainfall simulator) early and/or late in the growing season when agricultural soils are typically most vulnerable, and drought conditions (via rainout shelter) during the growing season. Effects will also be evaluated at the field-scale under natural rainfall conditions using edge-of-field runoff monitoring (paired basin). Specific objectives within the proposed project include:
1. Evaluate the effects of Cover Crops and interseeded Cover Crops on soil health using
NRCS methods.
2. Evaluate the use of split, broadcast manure applications on no-till fields with Cover Crops
for large animal confinement operations.
3. Evaluate the effects of living mulch on soil health within row-crop production systems.