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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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The Swinomish Forest Bank, a Pilot Effort to Incorporate Private Financing in Conservation and Climate Adaptation
Ecotrust     |     OR     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to develop a replicable system to leverage new and scalable revenue sources for forest conservation and carbon sequestration to help ensure more climate-resilient communities. The project is focused to achieve five goals, each with specific objectives that are listed below and will be achieved by the end of the project period.
Demonstration of a scalable nutrient management project to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and generate voluntary or compliance carbon credits
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc     |     NY     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to build on its strong relationships with United Suppliers, the Almond Board of California and farmer networks to create a large scale pilot generating the first aggregated nutrient management greenhouse gas credit project. This project will demonstrate how growers implementing enhanced nitrogen management processes on annual and perennial crops can participate in carbon markets. It sets the stage for significant reductions in nitrogen fertilizer pollution – a win for the environment and for growers’ bottom lines.
Decision support tools for Cover Crops: crediting water and nitrogen conservation
North Carolina State University     |     NC     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to deploy web-based interactive tools and market through state extension offices to demonstrate how cover crop management timing impacts soil and water budgets – and nitrogen availability – based on historical weather data, soil type, growth stage and species. They propose deploying these tools in a multi-state program where water and nitrogen availability become major drivers of cover crop adoption.
Increasing Adoption of Organic Methods by Historically Underserved Producers in Minnesota
Minnesota Food Association     |     MN     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to transfer proven conservation technologies used in organic systems to historically underserved producers in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and assist those producers with implementing conservation practices by addressing land tenure issues and accessing NRCS programs.
Promoting Sensor Based Technology to Improve Land and Water Resources Conservation
Oklahoma State University     |     OK     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to create and dissipate educational material –such as fact sheets, video clips, radio podcasts, etc. – on different types of sensors for agricultural irrigation management through the network of county extension educators, conservation district personnel, NRCS personnel, crop consultants and producers. In addition, they aims to establish demonstration sites at several eligible producers’ farms and hold field days to provide hands-on training for different aspects of sensor-based technologies – from site selection to proper installation and data interpretation.
Creating conservation leaders for the start
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc     |     ME     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to assist minority producers to overcome barriers that prevent beginning farmers from participating in conservation programs through a peer-to-peer learning model.
Field stewards, a private market -based progarm for incentivizing sustainable commodity crop ag
Conservation Marketplace Midwest     |     MN     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot a Field Stewards program, an innovative conservation credit system designed to allow companies in the food industry to buy “offsets” for water quality and agricultural conservation. Through the purchase of certification credits, food companies can demonstrate sustainability to their customers without having to create a new chain-of-custody supply chain for agricultural commodities, keeping costs low for retailers and the consumer.
Adapting Innovative Technologies to Eliminate Phosphorus from Dairy Effluent
Maryland Department of Agriculture     |     MD     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how farmers can apply inter-seeded cover crop planting and management technologies to reduce nitrate nitrogen losses in annual corn cropping systems in the upper Midwest. This project will demonstrate multiple alternatives including early establishment of Cover Crops through inter-seeding, as well as the incorporation of potentially income-producing winter annual oil-seed crops into existing cropping systems in the upper Midwest.
Using carbon markets to finance grassland conservation and rangeland restoration on tribal lands
Indian Land Tenure Foundation     |     MN     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to increase engagement and participation of Indian Tribes in greenhouse gas markets. ILT will adapt greenhouse gas protocols to address Tribal issues and complete pilot projects that generate carbon credits for sale in greenhouse gas markets.
Demonstration and regional adaptation of interseeded cover crop planting and management technologies in annual corn corpping systems in the Upper Midwest
Regents of the University of Minnesota     |     MN     |     2015
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how farmers can apply inter-seeded cover crop planting and management technologies to reduce nitrate nitrogen losses in annual corn cropping systems in the upper Midwest. This project will demonstrate multiple alternatives including early establishment of Cover Crops through inter-seeding, as well as the incorporation of potentially income-producing winter annual oil-seed crops into existing cropping systems in the upper Midwest.
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