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 281 - 290 of 1760 projects
Bananera Fabre Incorporado
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PR
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2018
For the last years, Bananera Fabre Inc. is the only commercial producer in Puerto Rico successfully evaluating the conservation cover/ cover crops practices in bananas, citrus, and vegetable farming. It is in good faith necessary to measure the economic viability and practice implementation capabilities of two cover crops/ conservation cover species or mixture of Canavalia ensiformis and Geophila macrophoda in Puerto Rico. These species evaluated for cover crops are validated to prevent soil erosion, conserve soil moisture, protect water quality, increase soil tilth, water infiltration, reduce dust and add fertility to soil. The effects on soil and water resource concerns will increase organic carbon on soil, increase cation exchange capacity, increase aggregate stability, reduce the nutrient and pesticide runoff by 50%, reduction of soil erosion by 90%, reduction of sediment loading by 75% and reduction of pathogen loading by 60%. The project objectives will be conducted following UPR validated methodology of 3 phases repeated for each of the cover crops evaluated:
1)Phase 1: Evaluation of soil parameters before cover crop
2)Phase 2: Seed propagation and development
3)Phase 3: Evaluation of Soil parameters after cover crops
The objective is to measure the economic viability and conservation capabilities of Canavalia ensiformis and Geophila macropoda in commercial USDA Certified Organic banana field.
1)Phase 1: Evaluation of soil parameters before cover crop
2)Phase 2: Seed propagation and development
3)Phase 3: Evaluation of Soil parameters after cover crops
The objective is to measure the economic viability and conservation capabilities of Canavalia ensiformis and Geophila macropoda in commercial USDA Certified Organic banana field.
Michigan State University
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MI
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2018
This project will develop and apply soil health management system for two dominant agricultural systems in northern Michigan through on-farm demonstrations. The soil health management systems will integrate the use of cover crops, conservation crop rotation and reduced tillage systems for northern climates. The two agricultural systems will be dairy-based and pasture-based beef.
Conserve Wildlife Foundation
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NJ
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2018
Wetlands are threatened by natural succession, encroachment of invasive species and impaired hydrology. NRCS practices such as chemical and mechanical treatment as well as wetland enhancement are commonly used to restore wetland habitats. While these tools can be highly effective and useful, there may be other possible techniques that bring farming and habitat restoration together. Conserve Wildlife Foundation is looking to assess the effectiveness and cost benefit of these practices as well as assess prescribed grazing. This project will help to quantify the impacts of an innovative conservation systems used to restore degraded habitats, improve wildlife habitat and water quality, as well as provide extended pasture for livestock.
Craig Elevitch, Permanent Agriculture Resources
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HI
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2018
This project is lead by Craig Elevitch of Permanent Agriculture Resources; its goal is to provide market-based agroforestry solutions to resource challenges and a new design tool & manual, as well as technologies and strategies for next-generation conservation planners to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative agroforestry approaches and technologies for conservation on agricultural lands. This project will generate an innovative data-driven tool and associated educational resources and learning opportunities to support the testing and implementation of the tool. The data-driven tool will deliver novel site-specific planning and design information that accounts for spatial, temporal, and agroecological parameters that are essential for designing mixed agroforests.
Dr. Austin Shelton, University of Guam Sea Grant
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GU
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2018
This CIG is with Dr. Austin Shelton, University of Guam Sea Grant, to address, through new innovative technologies, several human activities that accelerate the erosion process, including inappropriate road construction, off-road vehicle traffic, and arson-induced fires. Specifically, the purpose is to address the serious soil erosion problem in the Ugum watershed and its associated turbidity that have been adversely affecting water quality in the Ugum River.
Iowa State University
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IA
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2018
The goal of this project is to evaluate and demonstrate the removal of N, P, and E. coli in woodchip bioreactors designed with secondary treatment for P removal. We will achieve this goal through installing monitoring ports at multiple locations in two new bioreactors, designed and installed in collaboration with Iowa NRCS.
Iowa State University
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IA
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2018
This project's goal is to improve the understanding of the function of saturated buffer, aid in their design, and assist in further adoption, the proposed research will address the following objectives: 1. Conduct literature review and field investigations of saturated buffers in Iowa. 2. Develop a model of groundwater flow using both MODFLOW and SEEP/W. 3. Develop a probabilistic model for slope stability analysis for saturated buffers using SLOPE/W. 4. Compare field measurements for Iowa saturated buffer installation sites with groundwater and slope stability model results. 5. Investigate relationship between groundwater flow, depth of stream channel, and distance from streambed to distribution pipe on the slope stability and erosion susceptibility of the streambed face. 6. Develop design guidelines for implementation of saturated buffers in locations with greater than 8 ft. (2.4 m) of incised channel depth. 7. Identify and recommend stability and slope armoring techniques to mitigate risk of channel bank erosion and failure.
Kansas State University
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KS
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2018
The goal of this project is to develop a successful system to control Old World Bluestem in rangelands while minimizing negative impacts on soils and native vegetations.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2018
Runoff loss of dissolved phosphorus (DP) from pasture soil with a high concentration of P can be substantially reduced by double-cropping summer / winter hay in waterside buffer strips and increasing the yields of hay with better N fertilizer management. These management practices maximize the rate of soil P removal, thus the rate at which the native capacity of the soil to capture DP from runoff is restored.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2018
The Haney test has been adopted as Soil Health Nutrient Tool in NRCS programs. However, its adequacy is not known in anaerobic production systems due to the fact that the test was originally developed for upland soils. Currently there is no study and demonstration available as to how well the Haney test works in assessing different nutrient pools in flooded rice agroecosystems. The lack of this knowledge could result in economic loss for farmers and negatively affect the environment. This project will assess the adequacy of Haney test with the goal to calibrate the Haney test as Soil Health Nutrient Tool for rice production in Louisiana.