Twenty-eight counties in Wisconsin previously underserved by veterinarians will now get some added help thanks to a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.  The Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) helps provide veterinary services in rural, underserved areas by awarding loan repayment benefits to new veterinarians in exchange for a three-year commitment to serve in a shortage area. 

“Veterinarians are very important to America’s food safety system and to the health of both animals and humans, so...