Farmers and ranchers have until this coming Friday, April 2, to apply for assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in response to the winter storms that hit Texas in February. NRCS is offering agricultural producers technical and financial assistance through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the recovery measures listed below: ■Animal Mortality and Animal Mortality Facility ■High Tunnel Systems ■Irrigation System and Irrigation Pipeline ■Livestock Pipeline ■Obstruction Removal ■Pumping Plant ■Roofs and Covers ■Waste Storage Facility ■Water Well ■Watering facility NRCS accepts conservation program applications year-round; however, the applications for 2021 winter storm recovery funding must be submitted by April 2. Applications will be ranked and approved ...