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Bring It, 2026!
Hey, WVMA! It’s Brian Darkow, your new WVMA President. I know we’re just days into January, but I hope your 2026 is off to a great start. I’m only days…
The Year of You
Welcome to a new year and a fresh start. Here’s to lessons learned and possibilities ahead….
Understanding H5N1: Protecting Dairy Cows, Preventing Pandemics
Veterinarians are on the front lines of understanding H5N1 avian flu and developing tools to fight the virus
2025: A Treasurer’s Take
As a clinician, I try to group problems together in hopes I can make one diagnosis that fits all the…
The Word of the Year: Juggle
As my term as your president starts to wrap up, I’m starting to reflect. This year was (and still is)…
Five Years and Counting
It’s hard to believe, but I recently passed my five-year anniversary as the Executive Director of the WVMA. In these…
Workin’ It at World Dairy Expo
All roads led to Madison for the 59th edition of the World Dairy Expo (WDE), Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 at the Alliant…
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Flight School Sticks the Landing
On a warmer-than-it needed-to-be Friday in early October, more than 130 veterinarians and CVTs gathered at the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo for…
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State Legislative Update
On September 12, 2025, Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sister Bay) and Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) released draft legislation that would create a rural veterinary loan repayment program in Wisconsin…
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