Bruce Loyd has been an agricultural extension agent in Lewis County since 1992. Prior to that he worked for 4 years as a multi-county dairy extension agent in southwestern Pennsylvania. His quest to find solutions to brush problems such as autumn olive led to numerous on-farm trials, development of fact sheets, and presentations on brush control in many areas of West Virginia. He continues to evaluate new products and advise clients on brush and weed control in pastures and hayfields. He also conducts statewide pesticide recertification programs for commercial applicators, has helped produce or edit the pesticide recertification video for private applicators since 2009, and has coordinated aerial herbicide application on pasture in the central West Virginia area since 2014.