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Loan program open for rural vets in IA 

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Jan. 17, 2025 1 minute read
Loan program open for rural vets in IA 

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Beginning in March 2025, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), through its Rural Veterinarian Loan Repayment Incentive Program, will award up to $25,000 in loan repayment incentives to four veterinarians practicing in Iowa.

Preference will be given to applicants with Iowa ties, large animal or shortage-area expertise, leadership and a commitment to rural communities. IFBF was instrumental in the 2020 passage of a law creating the state’s Rural Iowa Veterinarian Loan Repayment Program, which has seen growing demand. To learn more about IFBF’s program, visit tinyurl.com/mp4kzj6m.  

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