The current veterinary shortage of this area leaves critical gaps in the food animal production chain, our goal is to fill those gaps with preventative care, education, and decrease reactive care

Sage Creek Veterinary, LLC received a $125,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336) awarded September 15, 2025. The award extends through September 14, 2028, and funds a Rural Practice Enhancement (RPE) initiative addressing veterinary shortages in Wall, South Dakota. The grant supports equipment acquisition and upgrades designed to enhance veterinary service delivery for food animal producers in this federally designated shortage area.

The project aims to transition the clinic's service model from reactive to preventative care through equipment enhancements and producer education. Key deliverables include procurement of mobile equipment and diagnostic tools that will improve operational efficiency and expand the breadth of services available to livestock producers. By strengthening veterinary capacity in this underserved region, the grant advances the program's broader objectives of protecting the nation's food supply, maintaining animal health and production standards, and creating sustainable veterinary services in rural areas. Project completion and outcome tracking mechanisms are incorporated to ensure accountability and measure the initiative's effectiveness in relieving the area's veterinary shortage situation.

Our goal for the award is to assist in improving overall welfare for livestock producers, the livestock they produce including maintaining animal health and production. The goal includes protecting our nation's food supply by keeping IT safe, uninterrupted and abundant. Prodiving education and guidance to producers will help create long term improvements in the area for large animal production. The equipment and equipment upgrades made available by this award will exponentially change the veterinary efficiency and available services provided. The award will create a sustainable environment for our veterinary services.goals and outcomes will be tracked to access for completeness and achievement.