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.
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The Curators of the University of Missouri
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MO
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2012
This multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary project aims to encourage widespread adoption of practices that improve soil health by demonstrating the environmental and economic benefits that can be achieved by implementing a system of conservation practices. The suite of practices that will be adopted are cover crops, conservation crop rotation, residue management/no-till, nutrient management, and pest management. The purposes of this proposal are to: 1) demonstrate the environmental benefits of adopting a production system focused on soil health. Benefits include reducing offsite nutrient loading and pesticide losses to surface water, soil erosion, and improving soil quality, 2) demonstrate increased soil water availability and biomass, and 3) promote the adoption of soil health conservation systems by demonstrating the effectiveness and successful implementation. The study will also demonstrate benefits of the proposed techniques for reducing dependency on fossil fuel, energy savings through adaptive management, reductions in nonpoint source pollution (NPSP), and agricultural chemical inputs by incorporating legumes into conservation practices that reduce or eliminate the need for synthetic fertilizers.
The Nature Conservancy
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NJ
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2012
TNC will develop a means to prioritize and promote pollinator habitat projects in the Garden State by applying GIS technology combined with current ecological research and economic data. Social surveys will be used to field test the extent of knowledge about the issues related to this important habitat and barriers to addressing these issues.
Town of Wellfleet
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MA
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2012
The overall purpose of the project is to increase wild aquaculture productivity and measure water quality improvements as a result of a ecosystem restoration demonstration project in Wellfleet Harbor. The fundamental goals are to increase sustainability & volume of commercial oyster harvest, increase naturally disease resistant spawning stock, demonstrate low cost water quality improvements, application of new side scan sonar technology and develop management practices that combine protected oyster reef with enhanced commercial propagation practices.
University of CA, Berkeley
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CA
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2012
Establishing, monitoring and evaluating pollinator habitat, and educating and engaging agricultural producers in conservation.
University of Connecticut
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CT
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2012
UCONN will demonstrate the effect of an organic stabilizer on erosion and subsequent nitrogen, phosphorus, and bacteria loss from heavy animal use areas on a local farm in Connecticut.
University of Delaware
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DE
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2012
The overall goal of the project is to help broiler producers adopt viable, practical, economical and effective strategies to improve their environmental performance, meet applicable federal and state requirements on air and water quality and to achieve strong, sustainable productive and profitable broiler producing operations. Demonstration sites will be broiler producers in Arkansas, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
University of Kentucky
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KY
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2012
This proposal will address the under-utilization of practices through three objectives: 1) develop, test, and provide training for desttop GIS application 2)develop, test, and provide training for a mobile cloud computing based system and 3) conduct preliminary water quality studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of the tools developed in 1 and 2 above.
University of Kentucky
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KY
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2012
Demonstrate the economic, environmental and wildlife impacts of Kentucky farmers in utilizing previous biomass stands for grazing and hay production, as well as wildlife habitat management.
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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MA
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2012
The goal of the project is to increase the use of automated irrigation cycling for frost protection by Massachusetts cranberry growers. Adoption of the practice has the potential to decrease water use, fuel consumption, and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture
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VT
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2012
The goal of this project is to demonstrate and to educate livestock farmers and service providers regarding techniques used by grass-based farming innovators to improve soil and water quality, renew marginally productive lands, increase forage production, support wildlife, and encourage transition to environmentally beneficial methods of livestock production.