U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Rollins announces Rural Veterinary Action Plan

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced a Rural Veterinary Shortage Action Plan to address critical needs relating to food animal health and large animal care in rural areas. USDA has called the growing shortage of veterinarians in rural America “alarming” and said it “has the potential to threaten the safety of our U.S. food supply chain.” The new Rural Veterinary Action Plan will: Enhance and streamline veterinary grant programs; Analyze rural veterinary shortages to better understand the need; Recruit and retain USDA veterinarians; Catalog federal resources available to veterinarians for starting a practice; and work with and listen to stakeholders, including veterinary schools, to understand the barriers to entry and increase recruitment from rural areas.

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