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 301 - 310 of 1760 projects
Colorado State University
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CO
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2018
1) Design, demonstrate, and document a novel, low-cost, automatic water sampler for edge-of-field monitoring, 2) Deploy and demonstrate the new technology at multiple locations at a large organic dairy operation in Colorado, 3) Demonstrate a simplified method for measuring soil infiltration, 4) Assess conservation/regenerative practices on soil health and runoff, and 5) Transfer the technology and techniques to stakeholders.
University of Minnesota
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MN
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2018
There is a growing interest in the use of Cover Crops for soil health, but in northern climates adoption is still low due to the short growing season. Research has shown that by seeding Cover Crops while the cash crop is still growing, a practice called interseeding or overseeding, farmers can get successful and consistent cover crop stands. Another practice that frequently occurs in the fall is liquid manure application. While manure has also been shown to improve soil health, a negative drawback is that when applied early in the fall, there is the potential for significant losses of nutrients. If the manure is incorporated into a growing cover crop, however, the nutrients can be taken up and held in the plant until the following spring. Our goals are to develop best management practices for injecting manure into Cover Crops and then evaluate the impacts of these practices (alone or together) on soil health and nutrient cycling.
Napa County Resource Conservation District
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CA
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2018
The overall goal of the project is to increase the adoption of Soil Health Management Systems by farmers in Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino Counties of California.
The Food Group Minnesota Inc.
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MN
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2018
The purpose of this project is to help historically underserved producers establish, maintain and evaluate organic practices on their farms, and to create innovative technology tools that support organic management decisions, systems and strategies for historically undeserved producers. This project will build on thesuccess of a prior CIG award providing training and technical assistance to the same audience of producers in organic production methods, and will addressa keybarrier identified in thatproject, which impacts historically underserved producers throughout the country. The goals of this CIG project are to: 1) Make cutting-edge technology accessible for historically underserved transitioning and organic producers by adapting and building on existing software tools for farm data and organic certification management; 2) Improve farm educators’ ability to train historically underserved producers in organic systems and evaluate results through use of interactive technology tools; 3) Educate historically underserved farmers in the use of reduced tillage systems for organic crop production, and use software tools to monitor results; and 4) Develop and demonstrate the use of innovative crop rotations for organic transition on a semi-urban site used for land-based farmer training.
University of Minnesota Water Resources Center
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MN
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2018
This project aims to seed Cover Crops during the growing season and then inject manure in the fall to see if this practice improves soil health and nutrient cycling in a northern climate.
Arkansas Land and Community Development Corporation
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AR
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2018
The primary objective is to prepare our Historically underserved clients with a tool that will help them through innovative pasture managementandincrease their productivityin a cost-effective manner.Our goal is to establish a Technology Demonstration Center withthe incorporation of dronesinto grazing/pasture management being the principle tool.Specific objectives include: 1) Obtain FAA certification for key project personnel for operation of both rotor and fixed wing drones. 2) Implement a training center for operating drones and for analyzing and processing flight data. 3) Conduct monthly field days demonstrating the use of drones in our ranching operation. 4) Demonstrate the use of Drones at each participant’s ranch.
Cumberland County SWCD
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ME
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2018
Chemical Storage Facility - Provide clear guidance on chemical storage on ag sites
American Farmland Trust
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DC
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2018
AFT and our local partners in five states will accelerate adoption of Soil Health Management System (SHMS) practices on land that farmers own and land they rent by:(1) quantifying the economic, soil health, water quality, and greenhouse gas outcomes experienced by farmers who have successfully adopted SHMS, (2) publishingthose findings in short, compelling case studies, (3) sharingthe case studies with farmers and landowners who are curious about SHMS, and (4) providingtailored technical and financial assistance that may be neededto adopt and successfully maintain SHMS.
Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter, Inc.
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MA
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2018
This project aims to support the development of a learning community of northeast organic farmers who are integrating reduced and no-till methods on their farms, maps out what they are doing and how effective these techniques are, and encourages further innovation, development, and education of these systems on the participating farms as well as brings the information to the wider farming community.
University of California (UC Davis)
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CA
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2018
This project increases soil health and resilience in organic vegetable production systems in California by demonstrating systems-oriented reduced disturbance approaches that have been shown to have significant conservation benefit in other regions at four organic vegetable farms and two field station sites in California and provides an effective and efficient communications network to share information and increase adoption of improved performance systems.