Grant Crawford is an Associate Director for Cattle Technical Services with Merck Animal Health, providing technical support for cattle producers, veterinarians, and nutritionists in the Upper Midwest.  Prior to joining Merck Animal Health in 2015, Grant worked as a feed company technical nutritionist for 3 1/2 years and spent five years in beef cattle extension and research at the University of Minnesota. Grant is a graduate of South Dakota State University (BS in Ag Education), University of Minnesota (MS in Animal Science), and University of Nebraska (PhD in Animal Science). Grant is a native of Beaver Creek, MN and currently resides outside of Jasper, MN with his wife and daughter.