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ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has nominated five veterinary service shortage areas across the Commonwealth that need veterinarians practicing food supply veterinary medicine. This nomination provides opportunities for qualified veterinarians and veterinary practices to apply for financial assistance to help food animal medicine shortage situation. The U.S. Department […]

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The U.S. is facing an alarming shortfall of veterinarians to treat livestock and poultry in rural areas, threa...

A report has claimed that the US is facing an “alarming shortfall” of veterinarians to treat livestock and poultry in rural areas.

Many Midwestern communities suffer from veterinary clinic shortages Veterinary experts say Midwestern states are suffering from shortages of veterinary professionals in their rural communities. On a national level, according to the US Department of Agriculture, over 500 counties in 44 states had vet shortages in 2019, many of them rural areas. And beyond that, independent clinics are starting to go away, instead turning into corporate clinics with satellite offices. Many rural vets report hav...

President Trump signed the coronavirus relief and government funding bill Dec. 27. Late into the night on Dec. 21, just before their return home for the holiday, Congress passed its version of an early Christmas present to many in America who have been affected by COVID-19. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2021, which not only offered up $900 billion in COVID-19 relief to Americans, but also appropriate...

Congress approved the Fiscal Year 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill in action late Monday night in the omnibus package that included all 12 appropriation measures. The bill contains a total of $23.395 billion in total base discretionary funding for agriculture. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. says as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, his top priority is supporting producers and providing them with the ...