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 351 - 360 of 1760 projects
The Nature Conservancy
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VA
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2017
This project aims to offer a promising approach to sustainable and responsible management of California's water resources. The California chapter of The Nature Conservancy is pioneering two initiatives that use a novel combination of data analytics and water markets to meet freshwater conservation goals and improve the overall management and drought resiliency of California water resources. The project, carried out in the Central Valley and in western Ventura County, will explore the use of advanced metering infrastructure to facilitate water quantity trades to help meet new groundwater regulations. Another component of the project seeks to deploy private capital to more efficiently apportion water for natural, agricultural, industrial and municipal uses.
Third Sector New England
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MA
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2017
This project aims to use an incubator farm model to empower 400 historically underserved and beginning farmers to thrive through new educational programs and individual technical assistance. Conservation planning, innovative technology approaches, participation in Federal conservation programs and integration of conservation principles into farm business plans will all be emphasized with participating producers.
Chesterfield SWCD
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SC
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2017
This project's objective was to develop generational education to increase establishment and subsequent management of the longleaf ecosystem located within the focus area of the Sandhills Longleaf Pine Conservation Partnership located in South Carolina.
Winston County Self Help Cooperative
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MS
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2017
This project aims to educate small, limited-resource and disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in six Mississippi counties on how to obtain access to information, hands-on training exercises, mentoring and other outreach activities that will enhance their agricultural enterprises. WCSHC will provide to producers research-based information on soil health and sustainable production practices with an emphasis on economic and ecological performance. Ultimately, this assistance to historically underserved producers is designed to improve the sustainability and profitability of small farm operations.
LSU Agricultural Center
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LA
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2017
The benefits from cover crops can be enhanced when targeting some functional aspects of cover crops. Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) belongs to the legume family and it is an organic nitrogen producer while rapeseed (Brassica napus) is a member of the brassica family and accumulates glucinolates in tissue. Glucosinolates are sulfur compounds known for their effectiveness on suppressing soil pathogens and parasitic nematodes. A mixture of the two functional cover crops would benefit row crop operations through supplying low-input organic nitrogen fertilizer and natural soil pathogen preventive. One concern related to cover crop cultivation is termination of cover crop growth before row crop planting. Incorporation or chemical burndown are the commonly applied practices known to be effective in suppressing cover crop. A three year field trial will occur at an EQIP participating producer’s location to evaluate/ demonstrate the benefit from legume/brassica cover crop applications and cover crop residue management. The detailed project goal is to quantify potential benefits from the projected cover crop application practices on soil health parameters such as soil physical/ chemical properties, soil pathogen suppression, and crop productivity.
New North Florida Cooperative Association Inc
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FL
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2017
The goal of the proposed project is to take an innovative and comprehensive approach to developing a long-term solution to ensure proven environmental technology and food security in the small-scale farm industry by linking underserved farmers with USDA/NRCS conservation programs and alternative market opportunities. The project is intended to enhance the sustainability and profitability of small-scale farm operations integrating conservation technology transfer and improved marketing strategies. The objective of the proposed project is to introduce innovative conservation technologies, such as a forage-based (or grassfed)beef production system, to encourage and assist small-scale, limited resource farm operations. The project is intended to enhance the sustainability and profitability of small-scale farm operations integrating conservation technology transfer and improved marketing strategies.
Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship
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WI
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2017
The purpose of this project is to stimulate the adoption and implementation of innovative managed grazing systems by historically underserved beginning dairy farmers, including veterans, women, and farm workers, in the Great Lakes Region through formal Apprenticeship.
Delta Institute
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IL
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2017
The objective of this project is to enable investments in, and increase the scale of, regenerative agriculture. To achieve this objective, this project will aggregate, standardize and apply tools and approaches to be used in the regenerative agriculture investment ecosystem. The project team will accomplish this by identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce friction in the investment pipeline, and showcasing the pathways for sectoral growth by developing a toolkit to accelerate deal flow and facilitate transactions. The project team will use these tools to assess and structure the capital needed to operationalize and scale a network of regenerative, diversified farmers and associated value-added processing and distribution infrastructure to take high quality, nutrient-dense, regeneratively- produced food and feed to market. This approach will be demonstrated in the Driftless Area of Southwest Wisconsin.
Oklahoma Black Historical Research Projects Inc
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OK
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2017
The purpose of this project is to enhance agricultural production and sustainability of Native American and socially-disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma through the dissemination of solar water pump technology. This low-cost, low-input technology is ideal for small, limited resource producers in a state often strained by limited water resources.
Clemson University
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SC
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2017
To evaluate the potential of organic farming practices in South Carolina.