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 631 - 640 of 1802 projects
Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams
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KS
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2014
Innovative stimulation of widespread cover crop adoption.
Rodale Institute
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PA
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2014
Project to promote the use of structures that can be use in places where soil is contaminated or not enough land is available such as in the city environment.
SD Farm Bureau Federation
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SD
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2014
The project will establish how an agricultural wetland mitigation bank will function and within which agricultural credits can be accounted for and traded.
Somerset County SWCD
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ME
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2014
Demonstrate and quantify the impacts of cover crops and reduced/no-till corn silage systems on soil quality and nutrient management.
South Dakota State University
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SD
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2014
The project will demonstrate the impacts (benefits) of no-till systems on soil surface and hydrological proberties.
Southern Aroostook SWCD
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ME
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2014
Demonstrate how, through the use of multi-species cover crops and companion plantings, conventionally farmed potato soil can rebuild itself as a living ecosystem.
Standard Bioenergy
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NJ
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2014
The Project will build on work already completed by the Project Directors to deliver a facility which will process the raw stall waste into an alternative fuel initially to be used by large
agricultural producers, primarily greenhouses ('end users') for space heating. The main environmental outcomes will be 1) removal of the stall waste as a potential contaminate of water resources and 2) provide a renewable, locally produced source of heating fuel.
agricultural producers, primarily greenhouses ('end users') for space heating. The main environmental outcomes will be 1) removal of the stall waste as a potential contaminate of water resources and 2) provide a renewable, locally produced source of heating fuel.
Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops
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CA
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2014
SISC metrics are a tool to capture and communicate data about the real impacts of improved on-farm stewardship in a way that works for the entire supply chain. Currently, food industry supply chains are not designed to use a tool like this. Communication of this stewardship data, and the benefits created by it, must come into play throughout supply chains in order to
catalyze market forces to reward continually improved conservation practice on the farm level. In this CIG project, SISC proposes to design, implement, and test an innovative model that support appropriate metric use up and down supply chains. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate the use of performance metrics-to make them easier to implement-so they become widely used as tools for continuous improvement, to address and relieve regulatory burdens, and ideally to capture the rewards that markets may deliver for improved conservation practices.
catalyze market forces to reward continually improved conservation practice on the farm level. In this CIG project, SISC proposes to design, implement, and test an innovative model that support appropriate metric use up and down supply chains. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate the use of performance metrics-to make them easier to implement-so they become widely used as tools for continuous improvement, to address and relieve regulatory burdens, and ideally to capture the rewards that markets may deliver for improved conservation practices.
GrassWorks/Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
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WI
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2014
The retirement of small and mid-sized dairy farmers and barriers to entry for aspiring farmers is resulting in an increase in large confinement dairy operations. These large dairies can alter local rural economies and rely on a less sustainable corn-based feeding system. Managed dairy grazing is an environmentally positive solution that can provide families with a solid income and lead to stronger rural economies. In managed grazing systems, livestock are rotated through paddocks of high quality grasses and legumes that are allowed to rest and regrow. This cost-effective method works with natural biological systems, relying on perennial forages and the productive capacity of soils. It is not only one of the best predictors of success for start-up farms but it also provides mid-career and retiring farmers with more options for investment and farm transition. This project will use an apprenticeship model to train next-generation farmers in managed grazing.
Oklahoma State University
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OK
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2014
Most of the gains made in the adoption soil health promoting practices have been made as a result of incentive programs and efforts to educator producers on the fundamental principles of no-till system-based management. However, the continued adoption of diverse crop rotations and no-till management in the Southern Plains has been limited by various perceived limitations. This project will focus on a bottom up approach in developing an on-farm demonstration program. In order for this approach to be successful, sufficient support for the demonstration of soil health promoting practices must be provided by producers, county educators, conservation district personnel and NRCS district conservationists. Stakeholders will be asked to identify system based management practices that they think will be useful in improving the productivity and economic viability of soil health promoting practices. State extension specialists will then provide technical assistance in the form of protocols that will result in scientifically sound data collection needed to understand the impact of the practices on yield, yield stability, and the economics of the selected practices. State extension specialists will also develop guidelines for Conservation Stewardship Program enhancements for producers willing to participate in on-farm demonstration projects in order to provide further participation incentives.