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Grant Loyd
Current Employer:
Alternative Design Manufacturing & Supply Inc.
Area of Expertise:
Design and Manufacturing of Animal Housing Equipment specific to the requirements, care, and environments for poultry science related research.
Where did you grow up and did you have poultry in your youth?
I grew up in Northwest Arkansas surrounded by the poultry industry. My grandfather Jack Loyd, started Springdale Farms which was one of the first poultry processing companies after his time in the military. He later sold it and moved his family in the 1970's to a life on the farm where we grew up working our pullet, Layer Hen farm. In the late 80's my father started manufacturing business. Alternative Design was born focusing on providing specialized custom housing solutions that allowed the customer to have design input to better fit the need of the reseach and animals that they were working with. My formative years were spent working on the shop floor building these products and learning why certian specifications were necessary to the betterment of the environment they were being built for.
What was your first job out of school and what were your responsibilities?
My first job out of school was as the purchasing agent for Alternative Design. We were a growing company and at the time did not have an official purchasing department or process. Therefore my responsibility was to develop a process to ensure the quality of the materials that we were using and a bidding process to ensure that we got the best price possible.
If you had a motto that applied to your daily professional career, what would it be?
"Turn your anxiety and fears over to the Lord, and focus on your controllables."
What value does your PSA membership offer you?
PSA offers you a membership and access to the best of the best, focused on a very specific goal, better research centered around poultry. Better care and safety for the animals, better quality of research data, and in turn giving the world a better health from animals and humans alike.
What is your favorite poultry breed?
Leghorn: Egg laying prowess, savvy attitudes and bold personalities
Fun fact about me!
I have been blessed with one child, a daughter Logan, with goals of becoming a veterinarian.
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