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 31 - 40 of 1721 projects
Maine Farmland Trust
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ME
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2021
This project shares soil health data and practices to increase farm viability and climate resilience.
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 .
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.
Palouse Conservation District
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ID, OR, WA
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2021
Palouse Conservation District will work with crop producers of the inland Pacific Northwest (iPNW) to demonstrate farming practices that further build soil health and increase the resilience of dryland cropping systems. The overall goal of this project is to support widespread adoption of soil health management systems (SHMS)−specifically cover cropping, interseeding, and cover crop-livestock integration. This project will create a formal, farmer-led group dedicated to demonstrating SHMS that incorporate cover crops and livestock integration with cover crops on a regional scale and disseminate findings to peers, agricultural professionals, and the general public.
Handsome Brook Farms, LLC
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KY
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2021
Handsome Brook Farm will support five beginning farmers in Kentucky to adopt climate-smart regenerative egg practices. This on-farm trial will establish on-farm manure management, storage, and distribution systems designed to reduce GHG emissions, and reduce on-farm soil erosion and drastically reduce watershed pollution through pasture enhancements and investments in housing infrastructure.
Heartland Corporate Holdings, LLC
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IL, IN, KS, MT, NE, NC, SC, TN, VA
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2021
To demonstrate industrial Hemp cultivation with regenerative practices is an economically viable and scalable climate-smart rotational crop that improves soil health and sequesters carbon.
Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN)
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IL, IA, KS, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI
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2021
Identify and address the conservation practice implementation barriers faced by Women Farmland Owners (WFOs); Expand the education and implementation of regenerative agriculture through WFOs.
N-Drip Inc.
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AZ
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2021
N-Drip will work with approximately 20 producers of the Colorado River Indian Tribes to implement a drip irrigation system on flood irrigated fields. This system will provide the benefits of pressurized drip irrigation while offering the simplicity of flood irrigation. Participating producers will implement a unique sensor-based system which provides real-time data about water stress and nitrogen levels, enabling the producers to optimize water and fertilizer use to achieve maximum yield and crop health without wasting resources.
North Carolina State University
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NC
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2021
The project will demonstrate and evaluate the performance and economic feasibility of on-farm water capture and use for supplemental irrigation as a promising practice for: i) increasing crop production resilience to frequent and long dry periods during the crop growing season; ii) protecting water quality by reducing the amount of agricultural runoff enriched with nutrients, sediment, and other agrochemicals that reaches downstream surface water bodies; and iii) potentially mitigating flooding impacts of extreme storm events that annually hit the coastal communities in southeastern U.S. by temporarily storing runoff in the agricultural landscape.
WVU Research Corporation
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OH, PA, WV
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2021
WVU Research Corporation will promote and evaluate pasture diversification through reseeding as an innovative conservation strategy. The on-farm trials will compare reseeding pasture with a highly diverse mixture to unaltered pasture and conventional reseeding. This project seeks to demonstrate to producers across Appalachia that reseeding to increase pasture diversity provides a wide variety of environmental and economic benefits.