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.
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Borough of Chambersburg
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PA
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2012
The purpose of the Program is to provide credit aggregation, inter-basin trading, and baseline and threshold compliance barrier solutions relating to the Pennsylvania Nutrient Trading Program by creating an aggregation program for credits generated by cover crop and conservation tillage BMPs and with education and outreach targeted to the Commonwealth’s Plain Sect agricultural operators. The following are goals of the Project:
• To increase non-point source pollution reduction activities on agricultural operations by funding cover crop and conservation tillage BMPs on over 3,700 acres in Adams, Cumberland, and Franklin Counties
• To overcome the baseline / threshold compliance trading barrier of the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program by identifying agricultural operations missing the required erosion, sedimentation, pollution control, and nutrient management plans and working with the operators to complete the missing plan documents.
• To increase the opportunity for Plain Sect agricultural operators to enroll in the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program by creating an education and outreach program specifically targeted to serving those communities and to create guidance for continued inclusion in the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program
• To overcome the inter-basin trading barrier of the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program through establishing a multi-disciplined task force and the implementation of innovative trading factors
• To increase non-point source pollution reduction activities on agricultural operations by funding cover crop and conservation tillage BMPs on over 3,700 acres in Adams, Cumberland, and Franklin Counties
• To overcome the baseline / threshold compliance trading barrier of the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program by identifying agricultural operations missing the required erosion, sedimentation, pollution control, and nutrient management plans and working with the operators to complete the missing plan documents.
• To increase the opportunity for Plain Sect agricultural operators to enroll in the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program by creating an education and outreach program specifically targeted to serving those communities and to create guidance for continued inclusion in the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program
• To overcome the inter-basin trading barrier of the Pennsylvania Nutrient Credit Trading Program through establishing a multi-disciplined task force and the implementation of innovative trading factors
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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MD
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2012
This project proposes to conduct outreach to roughly 200 Environmental Quality Incentives Program eligible farmers in Virginia and Pennsylvania to determine eligibility for participation in trading and Agricultural Certainty programs, if applicable. The project will assess the potential for the supply of credits from agricultural producers using in-place state policies for establishing the agricultural baseline. It will also compare policies for setting the trading baseline in Pennsylvania and Virginia and the practice-based resource management plan approach in Virginia with performance-based approaches using the multi-state trading tool. The results can be used to inform state policies on these issues, to link these policies with compliance with the total maximum daily load requirements, and to facilitate multi-state trading opportunities. The project will seek feedback from producers as and state policymakers on the multi-state trading tool to help improve the tool and add features that are consistent with ongoing and future developments in state trading policies and user needs.
City Roots, LLC
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SC
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2012
This project proposes to convert one third of our workable acreage to no-till in each successive year, allowing the organization to completely use no-till after three years. The project will maintain/increase farm production during the conversion to no-till, allowing a comparison of production between no-till and tilled section. This project will improve soil function, including its ability to hold and infiltrate water and to recycle nutrients. The project also includes the organization of outreach programs at City Roots for at least 100 people per year on no-till farming.
Clark Fork Coalition
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MT
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2012
The overall goal of the project is to evaluate, improve and promote a promising fish screen technology for small-scale irrigation diversions that is locally fabricated in Montana. Specific Objectives:
• Procure expert evaluation of the Watson screens hydraulic performance in its current form, and provide recommendations for the fabricator to modify and improve his screen design. Measurable outcome: Professional analysis of hydraulics of existing screen and concrete proposals to improve the design.
• Evaluate the biological performance of several variants of the Watson screen with fry and/or juvenile size Oncorhynchus trout, and incorporate biological criteria into modified designs. Measurable outcome: New designs for Watson flat-plate screens adapted to meet or closely approach NMFS criteria for application on bull trout streams, and a less expensive design for westslope cutthroat streams.
• Develop design guidelines for sizing and installing the modified Watson flat-plate fish screens, and train engineers and engineering techs from NRCS and other entities in selecting appropriate sites for their use; offer guidance on alternative fish screen options where the Watson flat-plate will not work. Measurable outcome: Provide training and tools for designing locallv fabricated flat-plate fish screen installations in Montana that meet criteria for native fish conservation.
• Promote appropriate fish screens with conservation leaders in the agricultural community, educating the public about the issues and opportunities for conserving native fish with improved fish screens, and facilitate their installation and maintenance with irrigators. Measurable outcome: Double the number of effective fish screens installed on irrigation canals in the Upper Clark Fork in two years.
• Procure expert evaluation of the Watson screens hydraulic performance in its current form, and provide recommendations for the fabricator to modify and improve his screen design. Measurable outcome: Professional analysis of hydraulics of existing screen and concrete proposals to improve the design.
• Evaluate the biological performance of several variants of the Watson screen with fry and/or juvenile size Oncorhynchus trout, and incorporate biological criteria into modified designs. Measurable outcome: New designs for Watson flat-plate screens adapted to meet or closely approach NMFS criteria for application on bull trout streams, and a less expensive design for westslope cutthroat streams.
• Develop design guidelines for sizing and installing the modified Watson flat-plate fish screens, and train engineers and engineering techs from NRCS and other entities in selecting appropriate sites for their use; offer guidance on alternative fish screen options where the Watson flat-plate will not work. Measurable outcome: Provide training and tools for designing locallv fabricated flat-plate fish screen installations in Montana that meet criteria for native fish conservation.
• Promote appropriate fish screens with conservation leaders in the agricultural community, educating the public about the issues and opportunities for conserving native fish with improved fish screens, and facilitate their installation and maintenance with irrigators. Measurable outcome: Double the number of effective fish screens installed on irrigation canals in the Upper Clark Fork in two years.
Clemson University
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SC
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2012
This project proposes to modify planting equipment of 20 Environmental Quality Incentives Program eligible farmers to allow for interseeding and establish six “Prototype Fields” per year to directly train producers of soybean, cotton, peanut and wheat in the use, benefits and effectiveness of interseeding technology. The project will also demonstrate and evaluate the effects of interseeding technology combined with crop rotations on soil chemical, physical, and biological properties, fuel consumption, pest management and farm profits. The project also aims to implement an aggressive training program for crop consultants, technology providers, and county Extension agents to become the primary providers of interseeding technology for growers beyond the geographic and time limitations of this project.
Colorado State University
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CO
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2012
The purpose of this project is to streamline, test and evaluate the participatory development of state-and- transition models (STMs) that incorporate sage-grouse Habitat conditions. This project will demonstrate their utility for adaptive management of sage-grouse Habitat and livestock production, and thereby to increase awareness and adoption of STMs by ranchers while contributing to NRCS objectives of revising ecological site descriptions and promoting adaptive management and monitoring of sage-grouse Habitat through the Sage-grouse Initiative.
Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Conservation & Recreation
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VA
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2012
This project proposes to establish the administrative framework and infrastructure for an expanded use of nutrient credits in Virginia.1. To establish the administrative framework and infrastructure for an expanded use of nutrient credits in Virginia through the development and implementation of necessary regulations and the establishment of a credit exchange registry. The goal is to establish a successful and innovative program in Virginia that is protective of water quality.
2. To analyze the micro-economics of nutrient trading in Virginia and its impact on agricultural BMP implementation and on farm operation and profitability. The goal is to provide Virginia-specific agricultural market data to appropriately focus nutrient credit trading guidance and to guide the selection of incentives to encourage participation from agriculture, a potentially large supplier of nutrient credit to the expanded program.
2. To analyze the micro-economics of nutrient trading in Virginia and its impact on agricultural BMP implementation and on farm operation and profitability. The goal is to provide Virginia-specific agricultural market data to appropriately focus nutrient credit trading guidance and to guide the selection of incentives to encourage participation from agriculture, a potentially large supplier of nutrient credit to the expanded program.
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD)
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IN
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2012
The overall goal of this project is to integrate long-term continuous no-till/strip-till, Cover Crops, precision technology, nutrient management and pest management practices into productive, profitable and sustainable systems. The innovative approach to achieving this goal is through the regionally located training/demonstration site hubs, utilizing the inter-professional expertise of farmer-peer mentors, crop advisors, and Indiana Conservation Partnership staff. This innovative approach has the ability to be replicated in the Midwest while allowing for flexibility based on the needs and resources in other states and/or regions. The secondary goal is to measure and quantify the impacts of these conservation systems on soil health at regionally located agricultural production sites.
Kansas State University
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KS
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2012
This project seeks to change behavior and growing practices related to medium- and large-scale production of vegetables (pumpkin, snap bean, and sweet corn) in the Great Plains. The goal of this project is to demonstrate the use of no-till systems for pumpkin, sweet corn, and snap bean in the Great Plains, and provide this knowledge to growers. The specific objectives of this project are:
• To demonstrate the effectiveness of no-till production systems for pumpkin, sweet corn, and snap bean through a series of demonstration sites at University and NRCS locations.
• To provide vegetable growers with “hands-on” experience growing no-till crops by initiating a mini-grant incentive program for vegetable growers to conduct demonstration trials in Kansas and Missouri.
• To assess the impact of different cover crop species and no-till systems on soil health, yield and profitability of pumpkin, sweet corn, and snap bean.
• To engage growers and others in university/extension with current knowledge of minimum tillage systems and disseminate the results of this project through established and novel extension networks and outlets.
• To demonstrate the effectiveness of no-till production systems for pumpkin, sweet corn, and snap bean through a series of demonstration sites at University and NRCS locations.
• To provide vegetable growers with “hands-on” experience growing no-till crops by initiating a mini-grant incentive program for vegetable growers to conduct demonstration trials in Kansas and Missouri.
• To assess the impact of different cover crop species and no-till systems on soil health, yield and profitability of pumpkin, sweet corn, and snap bean.
• To engage growers and others in university/extension with current knowledge of minimum tillage systems and disseminate the results of this project through established and novel extension networks and outlets.
Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District
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IN
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2012
Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District propose to implement Cover Crops across 50% of a sub-watershed in a tile-drained agricultural landscape in order to quantify and seek additional funding to implement another 25% of the watershed as well 1) the effect of cover crop planting on tile drain nutrient and sediment export, and how that is reflected in 2) stream nutrient and sediment export; 3) whether there is improved efficacy of an in-stream management practice (Two-Stage Ditch) when combined with a landscape management practice; and finally 4) to provide a regional demonstration area for farmers that highlights the benefits of combining multiple BMPs at the watershed scale.