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 971 - 980 of 1802 projects
World Resources Institute
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DC
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2011
The World Resources Institute (WRI) and our partner, Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER) seek $300,000 in federal grant matching funds to apply and enhance the Nutrient Trading Tool (NTT) in Mississippi as a field-level conservation assessment tool to improve the cost-effectiveness of investment in conservation practices. The project team will train producers in the use of NTT in order to enhance their ability to make resource conservation decisions. In addition, the Team will link NTT to the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model and the Farm Economic Model (FEM) to evaluate field-level and watershed-level environmental benefits and costs of conservation projects in Mississippi and assess the ability of the tool to improve the cost-effectiveness of federal and state conservation cost-share funding.
Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District
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GA
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2011
The primary ecological and technological benefits of the project will be the reduction in agricultural water use by up to 30% per demonstration site. However, these practices create economic and environmental benefits beyond water conservation. Following are the benefits we foresee resulting from this project per beneficiary: 1. farmers will benefit from optimized water application, enhanced crop production, lower pumping costs, and being empowered as ‘pro– active’ in water management; 2. stakeholders will benefit from the conservation of water resources, the sustenance of local farm economies, and the development of jobs and local economic resources; 3. the environment will benefit from increased water resources available to support Habitat quality for wildlife, fish, mussels and other biota and the maintenance of adequate instream flows in the Basin.
Cornell University
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NY
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2011
Use 3 farms across the state to demonstrate how to maximize nutrient usage across the farm using corn yield monitoring information in conjunction with farm nutirent mass balances and soil tests. From this planning and decision tools will be developed to aid other farms in utilizing the process. Outreach to share results.
The Research Foundatino of SUNY at The College at Brockport
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NY
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2011
To use LiDar technology to identify and map sensitive Karst areas to help minimize ground water contamination from the spreading of nutrients.
William H Miner Agricultural Research Institue
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NY
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2011
The Manure Management Planner Nutrient Management Program Software Initialization, testing and training aims to initialize, test, and train NRCS personnel for implementation of Manure Management Planner software using specific requirements outlined in conservation practice standards NY NRCS nutrient management (590).
Alamosa Land Institute
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NM
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2011
This project will construct 6-12 log jams in dry arroyo to help raise arroyo bed and control errosion.
Alter Enterprise LLC
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MT
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2011
An estimated 200,000 sage-grouse inhabit more than 56 million acres across eleven states in North America. NRCS' sage-grouse Initiative works to protect the sage-grouse and its habitat. One of the components of the Initiative is improving outreach to area landowners about sagegrouse and educating them on the steps they can take to help maintain a healthy grouse population. Overall education and outreach are also goals of the Initiative, because the use of the species habitat for land and energy development is creating a more scarce population of sagegrouse. AE, a company based in Missoula, Montana, was established in 2007. Its mission is to build the classroom of the future, focused around wildlife and biological education. As a part of fulfilling this mission, AE has designed a solar trailer that has the ability to be located almost anywhere, with video monitoring equipment, including videoconferencing. The monitoring equipment has the ability to record and transmit video live to a pre-established website.
Atlantic County Board of Agriculture
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NJ
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2011
This project will install seasonal high tunnels on NJ farms to evaluate their potential to address resource concerns.
Audubon
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CA
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2011
Implement and establish protocols for effective shallow water flooding on post-harvest agricultural fields during July to August, including an evaluation of barriers or incentives for farmers to participate, as well as water use and costs
Calflora
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CA
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2011
This project aims to develop a new web application that adds two background layers including precipitation and temperature based on PRISM data available from Oregon State including expansion of information about bloom time and the soil, temperature and precipitation tolerances of the plant