Biography

David Jones assumed the position of business administrator at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon in 2016. He provides leadership for operations ensuring that all the systems, resources and people are in place to achieve the goals of the Texas A&M AgriLife center at Vernon. His AgriLife Research career started in 1993 as a research technician working with the range ecology and brush control projects, using prescribed fires to sculpt brush and improve range ecology. In 2003, he was promoted to research associate and transferred to the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station at Chillicothe, where he served as the farm manager and was responsible for overseeing critical infrastructure projects including the addition of center pivot and subsurface drip irrigation systems.

Jones has worked with Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed to grow wheat and millet seed increases and continues work with alternative crops such as canola and sesame, as well as cotton variety trials. He has also worked with various chemical companies for weed control of summer crops. In 2011, he accepted a superintendent position with a national grain elevator. He was recognized for industry safety and was invited as a speaker to Oklahoma Fumigation and Grain Handling Workshops hosted by Oklahoma State University. He is a 1992 graduate of Cameron University, with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy.