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 91 - 100 of 1760 projects
Texas Tech University System Texas Tech
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TX
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2021
The goal of this project is to evaluate and demonstrate native rangeland reseeding strategies in the Texas High Plains to improve soil stability & rangeland health and productivity, with a focus on methods that improve establishment success, increase stand persistence, and reduce soil erosion.
The Quivira Coalition
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NM
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2021
Producing biochar from forest thinning requires special training and equipment. The project will collaborate with partners to coordinate the training and equipment so that biochar can be more easily produced and used to improve soil health.
University of Hawaii
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HI
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2021
Different combinations of perennial cover crop will be grown in an agroforestry or trellis cropping system to reduce soil erosion, improve water holding capacity and cec, reduce soil compaction, and suppress weed pests. Project objectives are to: document changes in soil health, determine reduction in time spent on weed management, analyzing cost-benefit of cover cropping for citrus and trellis crop systems, and share information via education and outreach events.
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
University of Maine
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ME
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2021
The purpose of this project is to explore the impact of cover crops in NE ME before the potato crop year and after potato harvest.
University of Wisconsin System / Plant Pathology
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WI
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2021
The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to the UWS in order to improve cropping system diversity and maximize soil cover and living roots by engaging farmers as research collaborators. With the development of a Wisconsin Farmer-led Research Network, University researchers and farmer collaborators will work together to develop innovative approaches for interseeding systems, support continued innovation, promote adoption of sustainable conservation strategies throughout the state, and build capacity for farmer collaborators to provide leadership in soil health research and knowledge generation.
American Farmland Trust
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OR
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2021
The proposed project will bring American Farmland Trust’s innovative Women for the Land Learning Circle programming to women ranchers and ranchland owners in Northeast Oregon to advance the CIG priority of Soil Quality. Empowering women in ranching with useful tools and tactics, including USDA NRCS resources related to soil quality and climate resilience, could not only make their ranches less vulnerable but could provide models for adoption of agricultural conservation practices that could be utilized by women in agriculture and ranching across the state.
Sustainable Northwest
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OR
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2021
This project is an electric tractor demonstration and analysis.
Brooklyn Grange
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NY
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2021
Brooklyn Grange LLC, a rooftop farming company based in New York City, proposes to use CIG funding, as well as our existing infrastructure and rooftop farm in Brooklyn, NY, to develop new and more environmentally-sustainable organic hydroponic agricultural methods.
Maine Mountain Collaborative
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ME
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2021
The EFIF seeks to systematically pair philanthropic support with private capital to acquire and manage a forest that, given time, could not only produce more timber but also provide important ecological benefits ranging from improved wildlife habitats to increased carbon storage. If successful, the fund will overcome the financial constraints that currently limit the large-scale implementation of Exemplary Forestry management and other conservation practices, including NRCS cost-share practices in Maine and regionally.