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 781 - 790 of 1802 projects
University of Vermont Extension
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VT
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2013
The vast majority of annual crops grown on farms in the Champlain Valley of Vermont are on heavy clay soils that are typically plowed in the fall after crop harvest leaving the soil exposed through the winter. This project will demonstrate on a whole-farm scale that reduced tillage and no-till cropping systems are viable options with multiple benefits.
University of Wyoming
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WY
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2013
This project utilizes an innovative approach to both educate and raise awareness in Wyoming small acreage landowners on NRCS EQIP program and to educate Wyoming natural resource professionals on the natural resource conservation needs and small acreage landowners.
Vineyard Team
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CA
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2013
This project aims to increase water use efficiency in vineyards in the Paso Robles Groundwater Basin.
Virginia Forage & Grassland Council
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VA
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2013
This award is for the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council to demonstrate and document the changes that occur in soil health and pasture productivity due to the implementation of improved grazing management and communicate these changes to producers and agricultural professionals through a series of educational events. 1 - identify an EQIP eligible producer (total of 4 producers) in each of the 4 regions of Virginia committed to transitioning from continuous grazing to prescribed grazing and documenting management practices and measured soil health benefits, 2 - develop prescribed grazing plans for each of the 4 demonstration farms, 3 - host 12 winter forage conferences and host 12 summer field days, 4 - record videos of all presentations delivered at the winter forage conferences, 5 - develop a Soil Health webpage on the VFGC website to summarize project results, and 6 - develop case study reports and short videos for each of the four demonstration farms.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2013
Virginia Tech will demonstrate the establishment of pine and hardwood silvopasture and its management in a 40-acre stand of mature timber, which will be separated into 5-acre blocks. They will also demonstrate the use of mixed species grazing (cattle and goats) for weed and hardwood sprout control in silvopasture. Currently, there is no place for landowners to visit where they can learn how to establish silvopasture from a mature stand of timber in Virginia.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2013
This award is for Virginia Tech to build and find a broader common ground for the whole of agriculture through an innovative soil health curriculum and educational outreach program that highlights foundational principles and core practices. Virginia Tech will utilize its existing network to engage farmers in educational programming and outreach. This CIG project will provide key support for Virginia's Soil Health Initiative through the development of an intermediate level soil health curriculum and through farmer-to-farmer learning through on-farm demonstrations, case studies and testimonials.
Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District
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OR
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2013
Provide a cost share incentive to Improve soil and water quality and reduce energy inputs in a wide scale adoption of "state of the art" precision agricultural technologies by incorporating telecommunications transfer system that will provide real time data transfer from the field to office settings.
Washington State University
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OR
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2013
The project will be integrated with ongoing efforts in the Keating Valley to address medusahead in sage-grouse habitat via the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI). Sage-grouse habitat improvement is the major goal of the CCPI project. This project aims to restore rangeland health and function in sagebrush steppe and rangeland sites overtaken by medusahead.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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PA
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2013
Demonstrate the use of a conservation system approach to reduce pollution on streams impaired by agricultural activities.
Woodstock Orchard
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CT
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2013
The purpose of the project is to demonstrate roller crimper technology followed by a vegetable transplanter to lessen time preparing fields and improving soil qulaity. The project intends to show significant savings of time and money by eliminating the need for plowing and harrowing vegetable fields. Soil Quality will be improved by leaving cover crop residue on the fields and using the mulch to eliminate multiple applications of herbicides.