The deadline to apply for wildfire assistance through the Texas Farm Bureau Panhandle Wildfire Relief Fund has been extended. Applications will now be accepted through Wednesday, May 31.
Texas farmers and ranchers who have experienced unreimbursed losses or unreimbursed additional expenses are encouraged to apply.
Unreimbursed losses may include livestock, feed, buildings, fences and equipment, while unreimbursed additional expenses incurred may include temporary pastures and other costs.
Several wildfires spread across the Texas Panhandle in March and April. The Perryton, Dumas and Lefors East fires, in addition to several fires since then, have claimed more than 520,000 acres.
Structures, fences, livestock and lives were lost. Equipment and pastures were also consumed by the blazes.
The estimated damage has risen to $25.1 million, up from the initial estimate of $21 million, according to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
And millions more are needed for farmers and ranchers to rebuild.