The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) announced the appointment of Dr. Amanda Price as the new state veterinarian, effective immediately.
“I look forward to continuing to work with the agriculture producers in Utah,” said Price. “I have found that the most important part of this job is not only to protect the animals, but to build relationships with the farmers and ranchers and earn their trust so we can better serve them and the agriculture and food industry as a whole.”
Price earned her doctor of veterinary medicine from University of California, Davis, focusing on food animals. She spent 13 years at Lander Veterinary Clinic in Turlock, CA, the largest food animal vet clinic in the U.S., before joining UDAF as assistant state veterinarian. Her priorities include disease outbreak preparedness, outreach and education, and streamlining departmental paperwork and registrations.
