WestGen is pleased to announce the appointment of its new President, Richard Boonstoppel.
Richard grew up on his family’s dairy farm first in the Netherlands and then in New Brunswick. He and his wife have owned their own dairy farm for 25 years. Selling the first one in NB and moving with their five children to expand in the west. They currently own Tri Lea Farm Inc. in Grunthal, MB.
In addition to serving on the WestGen board, Richard currently sits on the Advisory Board for Dairy Farmers of MB and is secretary of the MB Dairy Farm Management Group.
“I am proud to part of the WestGen team and feel privileged to serve as a representative for Manitoba on the board of directors. My vision for the WestGen Group of Companies and for dairy and beef farmers is to encourage creative thinking, to look at things differently to help be an efficient, profitable and sustainable industry.” – Richard Boonstoppel
About WestGen
WestGen has been in business for 77 years and is Western Canada’s Leader in Genetics and Reproduction and growing subsidiary companies: Cryogen Liquid Nitrogen Solutions, The Advanced Reproduction Centre, Bow Valley Genetics and Proventus Group. For more info contact: Irma Zukic, Tel. 1-800-563-5603 ext. 208, Email: izukic@westgen.com