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 821 - 830 of 1760 projects
Xerces Society, Inc
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OR
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2012
This project proposes to develop a Long-Term Operations and Maintenance Guidance for Established Habitats. This will advance the Science of Habitat Restoration Using Organic Technique, will increase the Availability of High Value Plant Materials and will assess the Effectiveness of Restoration for Pollinator Communities.
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc (EPRI)
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CA
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2012
The project objectives are to provide proven, innovative, financial grade market infrastructure and services configured for the Ohio River Basin and its stakeholders. The infrastructure required to establish an effective water market trading program will be tailored to the requirements of the relevant market programs and its jurisdictions. The infrastructure component in the Ohio River basin will represent a forward move in the evolution in each state’s water quality credit tracking and trading capabilities.
Willamette Partnership
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OR
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2012
The primary objective of this effort is to secure multi-state consensus and Environmental Protection Agency support for a Joint Regional Agreement that will include: multi-state agency guidance; general restoration project and best management practices quality standards; credit tracking procedures; and accounting methods for “credits” that can be used in water quality trading for nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and temperature in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. All three of these states and Environmental Protection Agency have some form of guidance or framework in place to inform water quality trading, providing a strong foundation from which to develop a Joint Regional Agreement.
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
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VT
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2012
The project goals are to establish and implement an innovative, flexible, cost-effective water quality trading initiative to achieve net reductions in phosphorus loadings into Lake Champlain. The project will involve and improve collaboration among point sources (publicly owned waste water treatment facilities and municipalities) and nonpoint sources (farming sector) and identify cost- effective solutions for achieving phosphorus load reductions. It will also provide incentives to achieve phosphorus reductions from point sources and non-point sources and spur producers to implement best management practices beyond the regulatory requirements by using a nutrient trading model. The project will also achieve other benefits, including enhanced ecosystem function, improved soil management at the farm, improved economic viability of the farming sector and greater food security.
Board of Regents, University of Nebraska‐Lincoln
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NE
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2012
The main goal of our project is to provide data, information, and collaborations for the integration of water balance, Energy balance, and microclimate parameters in cover crop recommendations and management practices. Under this purpose, the objective of this project is to develop the relationship of cover crop effects on soil quality and water availability for field crop production to atmospheric and environmental parameters. Following this objective, our specific goals are to:
• Measure surface water balance components, including precipitation, crop evapotranspiration, and deep percolation, at our primary field site and estimations for the additional field sites.
• Measure surface Energy balance components and other standard weather variables at our primary field site: latent heat, sensible heat, soil heat flux, soil temperature, soil water content, incoming and outgoing shortwave and longwave radiation, surface albedo, net radiation, air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction.
• Measure soil water holding capacity and water availability parameters, including field capacity, permanent wilting point, particle size distribution, bulk density, and infiltration capacity.
• Measure soil health and fertility parameters for various soil layers at our primary and additional field sites: soil nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and sulfur concentrations, organic matter content, pH, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity, and sodium concentration.
• Measure plant physiological parameters, including leaf area index, biomass production, and plant height, at our primary and additional field sites.
• Model cover crop plant parameters, such as crop coefficients, and soil properties, such as water holding capacity, as functions of measured Energy balance, water balance, and microclimate parameters to increase predictive capabilities.
• Determine, through qualitative or quantitative means, the effects of Cover Crops from previous years on field crop productivity given the current weather and management conditions.
• Transfer data and information for incorporation of soil, surface Energy, water, and microclimate parameters into cover crop recommendations, tools, and Extension Services and NRCS guidelines.
• Measure surface water balance components, including precipitation, crop evapotranspiration, and deep percolation, at our primary field site and estimations for the additional field sites.
• Measure surface Energy balance components and other standard weather variables at our primary field site: latent heat, sensible heat, soil heat flux, soil temperature, soil water content, incoming and outgoing shortwave and longwave radiation, surface albedo, net radiation, air temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed and direction.
• Measure soil water holding capacity and water availability parameters, including field capacity, permanent wilting point, particle size distribution, bulk density, and infiltration capacity.
• Measure soil health and fertility parameters for various soil layers at our primary and additional field sites: soil nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and sulfur concentrations, organic matter content, pH, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity, and sodium concentration.
• Measure plant physiological parameters, including leaf area index, biomass production, and plant height, at our primary and additional field sites.
• Model cover crop plant parameters, such as crop coefficients, and soil properties, such as water holding capacity, as functions of measured Energy balance, water balance, and microclimate parameters to increase predictive capabilities.
• Determine, through qualitative or quantitative means, the effects of Cover Crops from previous years on field crop productivity given the current weather and management conditions.
• Transfer data and information for incorporation of soil, surface Energy, water, and microclimate parameters into cover crop recommendations, tools, and Extension Services and NRCS guidelines.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2012
Measure water quality of runoff from sugarcane fields while demonstrating different nitrogen recommendation methods and residue management regimes.
ULL Lafayette
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LA
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2012
Expand on educational efforts already demonstrated by the BEHAVE network by training facilitators in Louisiana. The facilitators will conduct animal behavior modification workshops across Louisiana.
Agflex Inc.
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MD
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2012
To advance the use of precision N management using fertilizer estimates based on models and high resolution climate data in Maryland. Efforts will focus on: Advance the adoption of the BMP challenge through expert assistance and training, in-field comparison trials and evaluation and a net returns guarantee to participating producers, Enhance the Adopt-N tool for wider geographic areas and broader sets of agronomic practices. Convert producers from pre-plant applications of nitrogen to sidedress applications of nitrogen. Results will evaluate the risks of transitioning to conservation production systems and evaluate this approach for a future financial assistance
B&B Farms
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SC
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2012
Economic and agronomic benefits of extension of fresh produce growing season through the conversion of abandoned or old existing commercial chicken houses to a climate controlled growing chamber.
Berkshire-Pioneer Resource Conservation and Development Area
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MA
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2012
BPRC&D will expand on the current statewide comprehensive farm energy audit and implementation program to incorporate a focus on a select number of innovative energy conservation practices not yet supported by NRCS-EQIP. This will be achieved through in-depth trialing, on farm demonstration and documentation.