Name: |
David Drake |
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Email Address: |
david.drake@ag.tamu.edu |
Phone Number: |
903-468-3295 |
Fax Number: |
903-468-3291 |
Physical Location: |
Texas A&M Commerce College Of Ag Sci And Nat Resources
2600 W Neal Commerce, TX 75429 |
Mailing Address: |
Texas A&M Commerce P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429 |
Organizational Role: |
Faculty |
Immediate Supervisor: |
Hurley Miller |
Position Title: |
Extension Agent - IPM |
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Position Roles: |
County Extension Agent (CEA); Integrated Pest Management (IPM) |
Unit & Entity: |
Hunt County Office (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service) |
Specializations: |
Cotton, Crop Management, Crop Production, Insect Pest Management, IPM, Plant Disease Control, Sustainability, Weed Management, Wheat |
General Bio: |
2017-present Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Extension Agent Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Department of Entomology- Texas A&M University Adjunct Professor – Economic Entomology and Field Crops Production College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources Texas A&M University - Commerce 2009-2017 Assistant Professor - Extension Agronomist Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, San Angelo, Texas 2001-2009 Extension Assistant Professor, Diversified Crops Specialist, and Sevier County Director, Utah State University Extension, Richfield, Utah |
Research: |
Production of Agronomic Crop in Northeast Texas Wheat, Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Grain Sorghum, Forage Sorghums, Alfalfa, and other Forages |
Courses Taught: |
PLS 2313 Economic Entomology including Lab Texas A&M University - Commerce Spring Semester 2017-present PLS 420 Crop Practicum Texas A&M University - Commerce Fall and Spring Semesters 2017-present |
Education: |
2003 Doctor of Philosophy - Plant Breeding and Genetics, Department of Agronomy, Purdue University 1997 Master of Science - Plant Breeding and Genetics Department of Agronomy, Purdue University 1995 Bachelor of Science - Plant Science, Minors: Chemistry and Portuguese Dept. of Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology Utah State University |
Honors: |
IPM Program Award Texas Pest Management Association 2019 AgriLife Extension Superior Service Team Award Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluation Team 2013. AgriLife Extension Superior Service Team Award Texas Cotton Root Rot Team 2012 State Early Career Award, Iota Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Phi (2007) Extension Service Fraternity Utah State University Award of Merit in Increasing Access to Higher Education, Utah System of Higher Education (2005). Distance Master Gardener Trainings Utah State University |
Selected Publications: |
Yang, C., Odvody, G.N., Thomasson, J.A., Isakeit, T., Minzenmayer, R.R., Drake, D.R., and Nichols, R.L. (2018) Site-Specific Management of Cotton Root Rot Using Airborne and High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Variable-Rate Technology. Transactions of the ASABE Vol. 61(3): 849-858 |
