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 91 - 100 of 1802 projects
California Department of Food and Agriculture
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CA
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2021
This project will assist targeted farmers in implementing efficient nitrogen (N) and irrigation management practices, but not sufficiently adopted by farmers. These practices will mitigate groundwater nitrate contamination, support compliance with water quality regulations, and maintain crop yields in California's Central Valley. This project will target farmers at risk of non-compliance using farmer-reported nitrogen (N) use data.
Wocester Polytechnic Inst.
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MA, MI
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2021
The overarching goal of this project is to increase the efficiency of megafarm irrigation at least by 50% through an accurate measurement of root-zone soil moisture that is attained by developing an AI-based radar system .
South Dakota State University
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SD
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2021
This study is designed to demonstrate that cover crops combined with organic amendments can be successfully integrated into dry land no-tillage cropping systems. The goal of project is to (1) introduce new management practices to mitigate the effects of moisture stress and build climate resilience in moisture limited dryland production systems, (2) provide farmers, extension specialists, and scientists knowledge on alternative cropping system management strategies to improve ecosystem productivity and sustainability, and (3) promote the adoption of cover cropping (a conservation management practice), which is currently constrained by limited precipitation and lack of effective techniques to conserve moisture.
Oklahoma State University
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CO, OK
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2021
The goal of this project is to demonstrate the benefits of virtual fencing to ranchers. Benefits will address livestock grazing management, wildlife habitat, and water quality from grazing lands. Additionally, guidelines will be produced for use by NRCS personnel to help ranchers adopt and successfully implement virtual fencing.
University of California Davis
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CA
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2021
UC Davis and Fresno State will partner with growers to evaluate deep root irrigation (DRI), pressure compensated subsurface drip irrigation (PSDI), and Hybrid Pb cover crops. Directly watering the root zone via DRI and PSDI may provide opportunities to save water and address key barriers to cover crop adoption. Hybrid Pb is a new cool-season cover crop which differs from traditional cover crops in that it is perennial and dormant in the summer. On-farm trials will assess and extend biogeochemical, economic, and ecological benefits and tradeoffs for these practices as well as soil health outcomes.
Trout Unlimited
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CO
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2021
Within the Colorado's Gunnison River and Rio Grande basins, Trout Unlimited will work with eight producers to deploy the use of Long-Range Low Power Area Networks (LoRa) to improve wild flood and furrow irrigation water management on irrigated mountain valleys above 5,500 feet elevation. The producers adopting this technology will maintain the benefits provided by flood irrigation practices while improving efficiency in landscapes were more common systems upgrades like sprinklers are not practical.
Irrigation for the Future
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OR
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2021
Irrigation for the Future will demonstrate an advanced decision support system (DSS) designed to calculate the productivity of water and optimize the economics of irrigation management field by field. The project will integrate the DSS with cooperating farms’ practices and workflows as a tool for strategic water use planning and economically optimal irrigation management. The project team will work with cooperating farms and the DSS to calibrate site-specific water production functions to develop and manage optimal full-season irrigation strategies with limited water and support participation in a local water market, manage pumping schedules to minimize energy costs, and evaluate alternative cropping patterns and water use strategies to align with future water supplies.
Xerces Society Inc.
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CA, ME, MT, OR, WA
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2021
Understanding how pollinator conservation and climate-smart agriculture overlap has the potential to vastly accelerate both goals at the farm level. Working with at least 12 producers in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Maine, representing a variety of cropping systems and agricultural operation sizes, Xerces Society will demonstrate, evaluate, and quantify conservation practices designed to maximize these dual goals. The project will trial a combination of permanent woody biomass plantings along with temporary and permanent biomass plantings. These practices will be designed to meet both criteria for pollinator value and climate-resilience benefits.
North Carolina State University
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NC
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2021
Enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) containing urease and nitrification inhibitors are an effective way to prevent ammonia volatilization and reduce nitrous oxide emissions. Through this on-farm trial, North Carolina State University will provide critical information on the efficacy of reducing nitrogen and/or using inhibitors on emissions and corn yield in the low soil carbon, hot and humid conditions of the southeast. This project will use the data to optimize a N2O emission model to support broader interpretations outside the field sites. The on-farm trial will include six field sites each year in the main corn growing regions in North Carolina.
The Nature Conservancy
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MI, WI
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2021
The Nature Conservancy will evaluate different dairy feed management strategies, including emerging feed additives. The aim of the project is to better inform GHG mitigation strategies for cattle, NRCS programs, and the development of protocols for measuring enteric emissions. This three-year project will combine on-farm trials and demonstrations, interviews and surveys of key stakeholders, and targeted communication activities to catalyze broader adoption of NRCS Feed Management Practice Standard 592.