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 771 - 780 of 1802 projects
Sonoma Ecology Center
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CA
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2013
Demonstrate practically and record scientifically the application of locally-produced biochar in an integrated system in diverse Sonoma County agricultural operations: to increase soil water holding capacity, improve soil organic content, create economical renewable energy, and sequester carbon.
South Dakota State University
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SD
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2013
The project will demonstrate and evalaute drainage water management and saturated buffers.
Stone Environmental, Inc.
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VT
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2013
. The APEX model simulates the impacts of alternative conservation practices applied across individual farms to help natural resource scientists conduct more efficient conservation assessments. This web-based modeling tool will be customized for Vermon+E21:K21t regional practices and data inputs.
Thornwell Home for Children
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SC
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2013
Establish a 6 acre intensive vegetable production system at the Thornwell Home for Children farm to improve the food security at the institution, and to serve as an experimental learning venue for agriculture students from Piedmont Technical College, Laurens County High Schools and Presbyterian College, as well as for regional stakeholders interested in alternative vegetable production systems.
UC Berkeley
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CA
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2013
Farmer-initiated project that aligns with NRCS' overarching goal of stimulating long-term adoption of innovative conservation approaches. Three years ago, the project began establishing and evaluating high quality pollinator habitat on 4 small treatment farms and comparing them with 4 control farms in Brentwood, California. It has produced exceptional results: bee populations have more than tripled, important native crop pollinators like the Blue Orchard Bee have been identified visiting crop flowers, and, most importantly, partnering farmers have become deeply engaged in the project, dedicating more of their resources and offering ever-expanding areas to native bee habitat.
UNH College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
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NH
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2013
Demonstrate alternative crop rotations for dairy farmers.
UNH Cooperative Extension
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NH
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2013
Demonstrate and quantify the feasibility of heat pump technology and thermal storage to heat and cool greenhouses.
United Farmers
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SC
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2013
To provide outreach and education to the socially disadvantaged, new and beginning farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners in SC's 5th & 6th Congressional Districts through demonstrations on how to make better use of forest lands by incorporating Silvopasture sites for the purpose of beautification, to benefit their livestock, add additional row/specialty crops, all of which can offer distinct economic and environmental advantages and the probability of annual revenue that can lead to sustainability for the farmer.
University of Connecticut
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CT
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2013
The project will demonstrate the use and practicality of an automated data collection and management system to quantify and record manure applications as they happen.
University of Vermont Extension
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VT
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2013
Cover crops planted after annual crop harvest can be used to effectively conserve plant nutrients, reduce soil erosion, and improve soil health. Demonstration trials of multi-species cover crop mixes planted on different soil types at farm sites in the Champlain Valley, Vermont.