FAMU prof reappointed to USDA Advisory Committee

Ray Mobley, an associate professor of Animal Science, was reappointed to the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner appointed 20 members to serve on the committee.

The committee identifies ways to increase participation between federal and state programs to provide joint financing for beginning producers.

Mobley said the opportunity to have a voice in agricultural policy at the national level is what initially interested him in the committee.

“I believe that minorities need to take advantage of the opportunity to influence issues that impact us,” he said.

Mobley, a licensed veterinarian, is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. He received a bachelor’s degree in animal science from FAMU, a master of public health from Tulane University and a doctor of veterinary medicine from Tuskegee University, and the MPH. His area of concentration is herd health and food safety.