The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $125,000 Project Grant to Wellfarm Veterinary Consultants, PLLC, a woman-owned small business in Roanoke, Virginia, under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336). The funding will be used to establish a new food animal ambulatory veterinary practice, Wellfarm Vets, and provide subsidized veterinary services over a 3-year period from September 2023 to August 2026. Specifically, the grant will support the development of a haul-in facility, hire support staff, and purchase equipment such as safe handling gear and diagnostic analyzers to enable the practice to quickly scale up and provide reliable, high-quality veterinary care to the underserved rural farming community in the VA006 shortage area. This will allow local producers to more readily access veterinary resources and improve herd health and productivity.
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