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 51 - 60 of 1760 projects
California Department of Food and Agriculture
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CA
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2021
This project will assist targeted farmers in implementing efficient nitrogen (N) and irrigation management practices, but not sufficiently adopted by farmers. These practices will mitigate groundwater nitrate contamination, support compliance with water quality regulations, and maintain crop yields in California's Central Valley. This project will target farmers at risk of non-compliance using farmer-reported nitrogen (N) use data.
University of California Davis
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CA
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2021
UC Davis and Fresno State will partner with growers to evaluate deep root irrigation (DRI), pressure compensated subsurface drip irrigation (PSDI), and Hybrid Pb cover crops. Directly watering the root zone via DRI and PSDI may provide opportunities to save water and address key barriers to cover crop adoption. Hybrid Pb is a new cool-season cover crop which differs from traditional cover crops in that it is perennial and dormant in the summer. On-farm trials will assess and extend biogeochemical, economic, and ecological benefits and tradeoffs for these practices as well as soil health outcomes.
Xerces Society Inc.
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CA, ME, MT, OR, WA
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2021
Understanding how pollinator conservation and climate-smart agriculture overlap has the potential to vastly accelerate both goals at the farm level. Working with at least 12 producers in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Maine, representing a variety of cropping systems and agricultural operation sizes, Xerces Society will demonstrate, evaluate, and quantify conservation practices designed to maximize these dual goals. The project will trial a combination of permanent woody biomass plantings along with temporary and permanent biomass plantings. These practices will be designed to meet both criteria for pollinator value and climate-resilience benefits.
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.
University of Maine
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ME
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2021
The purpose of this project is to determine the most effective and financially feasible mulch thickness required to increase soilwater holding capacity on wild blueberry farms in Maine
Pheasants Forever, Inc.
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IA, MN
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2021
Pheasants Forever will trial a financial assistance model that promotes the adoption of precision agriculture and precision conservation strategies and tools on a farm-wide scale to identify opportunities for conservation and inform decision making. This project is designed to address barriers (financial, technical and social) that farmers in the Prairie Pothole region face in implementing precision conservation decision making systems on their farms.
Sustainable Chesapeake
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MD
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2021
The purpose of the project is for Sustainable Chesapeake to build on research and Extension efforts to demonstrate, on working farms at the field scale, that there is not a one-size-fits-all cover crop and that cover cropping should involve significant planning with regards to site-specific factors and cover crop purpose. The project will involve a close working relationship with the farmer and agricultural service provider to plan, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of cover crops.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
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TX
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2021
The Edwards aquifer’s water supply has driven development of the rich agricultural lands and rural economies in South-Central Texas. But the region’s surface water runs off a porous karst watershed and then deep into an aquifer that is at risk of catastrophic contamination from fire-fighting in response to wildfire at the wildland-urban interface and to windstorm, flash flooding, lightning, arson, and terrorism throughout the aquifer’s vulnerable zones. The threat to water supplies, public health, and local economies is so great that the Texas Legislature recently man-dated development of means and methods to protect water quality during disaster-related fire operations.
The goal of the project is to increase the resilience of karst aquifer water supplies to disaster-related firefighting in agricultural and rural areas through adaptation, transfer, and adoption (including measurement and quantification for verification) of new technologies and innovative approaches to protect the aquifer from contamination during emergency response in the Edwards aquifer region of South-Central Texas.
This project addresses two of the key NRCS CIG Priorities for 2021. The primary one is Improvements to Water Quality in rural agricultural areas, which will be achieved by the secondary priority of reducing the impact of Wildfire Hazard, including from Biomass Accumulation at the Wildland-Urban Interface to agricultural areas along the vulnerable Edwards aquifer re-charge zone in South-Central Texas.
The goal of the project is to increase the resilience of karst aquifer water supplies to disaster-related firefighting in agricultural and rural areas through adaptation, transfer, and adoption (including measurement and quantification for verification) of new technologies and innovative approaches to protect the aquifer from contamination during emergency response in the Edwards aquifer region of South-Central Texas.
This project addresses two of the key NRCS CIG Priorities for 2021. The primary one is Improvements to Water Quality in rural agricultural areas, which will be achieved by the secondary priority of reducing the impact of Wildfire Hazard, including from Biomass Accumulation at the Wildland-Urban Interface to agricultural areas along the vulnerable Edwards aquifer re-charge zone in South-Central Texas.
National Wildlife Federation
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MN
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2021
This project will develop and test a multi-faceted media campaign to build supportive social norms for soil health practices.
Oklahoma State University
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CO, OK
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2021
The goal of this project is to demonstrate the benefits of virtual fencing to ranchers. Benefits will address livestock grazing management, wildlife habitat, and water quality from grazing lands. Additionally, guidelines will be produced for use by NRCS personnel to help ranchers adopt and successfully implement virtual fencing.