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 331 - 340 of 1760 projects
University of Puerto Rico Agricultural Experimental Station
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PR
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2017
This project addressed soil health and nutrient cycling objectives. The project worked with farmers and their generated organic matter residues to properly treat them to create resources out of unwanted organic matter residues. The project sought to develop methods and procedures that could satisfy "Environmental Quality Board" (EQB) regulations: ‘Regulation for the Control of Fecal Waste from Animals of Livestock Enterprises’ and the ‘Regulation for the Design and Operation of
Composting Facilities’. One regulation sets compost as a novel method and the other asks farmes to obtain a composting permit. This project proposed to publish case studies results from proper degradation and pathogen control of different farm manure and vegetative residues using farmer adapted compost methods or fermentation. These published case studies were to be used by farmers and NRCS as a tool for permit aproval by the EQB. Additional benefits are the nutrient cycle at farms, increasing soil organic matter, therefore increasing-water holding capacity and infiltration rates, among others. Although composting and fermentation are easy methods, these have not been standardized to size the farming operations and will be performed at EQIP eligible producers.
Composting Facilities’. One regulation sets compost as a novel method and the other asks farmes to obtain a composting permit. This project proposed to publish case studies results from proper degradation and pathogen control of different farm manure and vegetative residues using farmer adapted compost methods or fermentation. These published case studies were to be used by farmers and NRCS as a tool for permit aproval by the EQB. Additional benefits are the nutrient cycle at farms, increasing soil organic matter, therefore increasing-water holding capacity and infiltration rates, among others. Although composting and fermentation are easy methods, these have not been standardized to size the farming operations and will be performed at EQIP eligible producers.
Virginia Department of Forestry
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VA
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2017
This award was to assist VDOF in achieving its goal to produce containerized longleaf pine seedlings in largescale quantities to meet the needs of restoring the critically important longleaf pine ecosystem which nearly became extinct in Virginia. VDOF has established a native Virginia seed orchard and this seed source, coupled with a large-scale containerized seedling operation, will meet the needs of landowners for the restoration of this diminished species. Longleaf pine seedling planting requires containerized stock to be successful with acceptable rates of survival. The specific objectives of this project are: (1) - Grow longleaf pine containerized seedlings at VDOF's Garland Gray Forestry Center in large quantities, up to 500,000 seedlings annually, for planting to restore this diminished species ecosystem, and (2) - Provide technology transfer to agricultural producers, landowners, and others, both for sharing containerized operation production information and to promote longleaf pine restoration.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2017
This award is for Virginia Tech to provide a means of screening bones from Large Animal Mortality (LAM) compost to livestock producers in Virginia in order to encourage beneficial reuse of the compost. The specific objectives of this project are to: (1) - Evaluate and demonstrate the use of a Bucket Grinder for removal of bones from LAM compost on 100 farms in Virginia, (2) - Demonstrate to agribusinesses that it is economically feasible to provide bone screening equipment for rental. (At the present time, there is no commercial equipment available), (3) - Evaluate the nutrient content of screened LAM compost and provide guidance and support for the beneficial reuse by land application, (4) - Demonstrate the use of one or more additional methods of bone screening, (5) - Conduct outreach and education in Virginia about bone screening and beneficial reuse of compost, and (6) - Provide information on the effectiveness of bone screening and beneficial reuse to support the nutrient management component of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Model.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2017
The purpose of this award is for VA Tech and project partners to demonstrate and evaluate the potential for remediating under-performing areas in eastern Virginia commodity crop fields with targeted crop rotation and intensive, multi-year and/or multi-season cover cropping. The specific objectives of this project are: (1) - Demonstrate and evaluate strategies for (a) identifying consistently under-performing areas of eastern Virginia commodity crop fields and (b) diagnosing the causes of reduced crop performance in those sub-field areas, (2) - Demonstrate and evaluate crop rotation, in particular intensive, multi-season cover cropping, as a method for remediating under-performing sub-field areas, (3) - Evaluate changes in crop yields and profitability and, where possible, soil and crop health parameters, following rotation of under-performing sub-field areas to cover crops or alternative crops, and (4) - Disseminate project results and lessons learned to a wide range of audiences, including growers, crop advisors, and government personnel.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2017
The purpose of this award was for VA Tech and project partners to demonstrate and evaluate the benefits and challenges in transitioning eastern Virginia cropland from traditional low biomass/low residue systems to conservation farming systems with alternative/diverse cash crops and diverse/high-residue cover crops. The specific objectives of this project were: (1) Continue (at Eastern Shore AREC) and initiate (at Tidewater AREC) on Virginia Tech research stations replicated and randomized multi-year cover crop and crop rotation studies focused on demonstrating and evaluating innovative conservation farming methods and soil improvement strategies; (2) Demonstrate innovative cash and cover crop sequences and species, such as summer cover crops and alternative cash crops, such as rape/canola, and evaluate their impact on cropping system productivity and efficiency (yields, pest issues, etc.) as well as selected soil chemical, physical, and biological parameters, and (3) Disseminate project results and lessons learned to a wide range of audiences, including growers, crop advisors, and government personnel.
Virginia Tech
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VA
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2017
The purpose of this award is for VA Tech to test the hypothesis that no-till corn and soybean production systems with limited insecticide usage and associated conservation practices like cover cropping can have increased arthropod predator abundance and diversity, which in turn can lead to reduced slug pest pressure. The specific objectives of this project are: (1) Evaluate and demonstrate the impact of arthropod predators on slug pests and associated crop injury caused by slugs, (2) Identify best management practices for preserving and enhancing populations of predators of slugs while decreasing slug injury to crops, and (3) Disseminate project results and lessons learned to a wide range of audiences, including growers, crop advisors, and government personnel.
Wishing Stone Farms LLC
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RI
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2017
The purpose of this three-year grant is to demonstrate methods for the inter-seeding of cover crops in fields already established with vegetable crops. The applicant will modify a commercial seeder to allow for the inter-seeding of the cover crops. A number of demonstration farms will be used to show local farmers how the cover crops are seeded and the resulting benefits from this practice.
Xerces Society
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IA
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2017
This project's goal was to develop a network of farmers to establish pollinator, beneficial insect or Monarch Butterfly habitat on their farms. These farmers would host field days or otherwise serve as role models in their respective communities.
Rhode Island RC&D Council
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RI
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2017
The Forestry for the Birds project aims to address declining forest bird populations by creating and implementing demonstration sites and silvicultural practices to enhance forest bird habitat throughout Rhode Island, while subsequently educating landowners and natural resources professionals on the benefits of managing their land for these species. Forestry for the Birds is a project of the Rhode Island Woodland Partnership (RIWP), which is a collaborative of foresters, landowners, conservationists, and professionals who represent public agencies, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. Through this partnership we intend to develop and demonstrate state silvicultural specific guidance and approaches for restoring and enhancing the habitat of priority forest dependent birds.
Project SHARE
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ME
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2017
Demonstrate that introducing High Density Large Woody Debris (HDLWD) to Maine stream habitats provides n inexpensive and low impact approach to restoring stream habit complexity