The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced an additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI).Under this initiative, NRCS will dedicate financial and technical assistance to a new organic management standard and partner with new organic technical experts to increase staff capacity and expertise. Producers must submit their applications by Jan. 26, 2024, to be considered for FY24 funding.While applications are accepted year-round, applications submitted after Jan. 26, 2024, will be considered for the next available funding.NRCS will help producers adopt the new organic management standard, which ...