The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has established a program to attract and retain veterinarians in rural Iowa.
The Rural Veterinarian Loan Repayment Incentive Program is designed to help address a critical shortage of rural veterinarians identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program will award four individuals who practice, or will practice, veterinary medicine in Iowa up to 25 thousand dollars in loan repayment incentives. The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will begin accepting applications this March.
In 2020, Governor Reynolds signed a bill into law to create the Rural Iowa Veterinarian Loan Repayment Program. IFBF was one of several partners who led the push for the legislation.
