GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW EFFORT TO EXPAND NEBRASKA’S PRODUCTION ANIMAL VETERINARIAN WORKFORCE.
HE SAYS THERE’S BEEN DIFFICULTY IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING STUDENTS WHO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO PRACTICE IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE AND SPECIALIZE IN WORKING WITH FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO RAISE CATTLE, SWINE, SHEEP AND OTHER LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY:
VETS1 OC…….ACROSS THE STATE. :18
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE NEWEST INITIATIVE, THROUGH THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST RECENT VETERINARY GRADUATES AND THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LOCATING TO NEBRASKA;
VETS2 OC……FOOD ANIMAL PRODUCTION. :27
THE RECIPIENTS WOULD COMMIT TO STAYING IN NEBRASKA FOR A MINIMUM OF EIGHT YEARS:
VETS3 OC……ESTABLISH THEIR CAREERS. :15
THOSE INTERESTED CAN APPLY FOR THE GRANTS THROUGH THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S WEBSITE.
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