EQIP helps landowners affected by wildfire

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Colorado announces the availability of funding to help private landowners impacted by the recent wildfire in Logan and Phillips counties.  

Landowners interested in replacing or restoring critical irrigation systems, replacing windbreaks and shelterbelts, rebuilding fences, protecting and restoring scorched grazing lands, and implementing various conservation measures to mitigate losses are encouraged to apply. Producers within the affected area must submit applications by 4 p.m. Friday, May 19, to their local NRCS field office.

“Agricultural operations in the area of the wildfire have been devastated,” said acting state conservationist Randy Randall. “The funding announced today can help these farmers and ranchers start the process of recovery.”
 

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