THE TEAM
Working for producers.
Established in 2018
|
With decades of combined consulting experience in ruminant nutrition, forage production, and production management, Bree, Leland, Matt and Phil decided to join forces and start BeefSmart Consulting Inc. with one goal; to increase the profitability of Canadian beef producers.
They have brought together the BeefSmart team of professionals, many of whom are producers themselves and have a desire to truly impact producers through sound advice and innovative solutions. |
|
Juan Rojas, BAS., MSc.
Juan Rojas was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. Passionate about nature since he was a child, he sought a way to be in contact with the rural environments that Colombia has, thus initiating his contact with farm animals, rural communities and farmers. He attended the Universidad Nacional de Colombia at the animal Science department and received his BSA (‘14) and MSc (’20) in Animal Production. Juan’s area of specialization is ruminant nutrition, focusing on grazing supplementation projects and improving the income over feed cost of beef and dairy producers.
Phone: 204-441-7161 Email: juancarlos@beefsmart.ca |
|
Lynne Girardin, MSc., PAg.
Lynne Girardin was raised on a farm in south-west Saskatchewan near Gravelbourg, SK. She attended the University of Saskatchewan and received her BSA and MSC in Animal and Poultry Science focusing on Ruminant nutrition and production. Lynne has been working in the dairy and beef industry on the Prairies since 2008. She enjoys working with beef and dairy producers and helping them improve their bottom-line.
Phone: 587-205-5201 Email: lynne@beefsmart.ca |
|
Maddy Lazurko, MSc.
|
|
Maria Fradette, MSc., AAg.
Maria Fradette was raised on a purebred Gelbvieh operation near Clavet, Saskatchewan. She attended the University of Saskatchewan and earned her BSA (’14) from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science, where she focused on dairy nutrition. Her MSc (’19) was obtained from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine with a focus on hoof health and lameness. She enjoys working with beef and dairy producers to get to the root of the matter and develop innovative solutions to the challenges that matter to them; her nickname at home is Sherlock Holmes. Maria counts ruminant nutritionist among her other roles of mother, wife, riding instructor, horsewoman, and cow-lover.
Phone: 306-262-6195 Email: maria@dairysmartnutrition.com |
|
|
|
Phil Bourque, MVS, DVM
Dr. Phil Bourque has been actively involved in dairy, beef and feedlot veterinary practice since 1985. Phil has a BSA in Animal Science (’77), a DVM (’82) and a Masters of Veterinary Science (MVS ’85) from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. His area of expertise is in Dairy Herd management and nutrition. He enjoys working with dairy producers to help them meet their goals and has a keen interest in ruminant nutrition, soil health and water quality. He currently oversees the nutrition programs on a number of dairy and beef farms in the local area.
|
|
Leland Fuhr, MSc., PAg.
|
|
Matthew Walpole, PhD., PAg.
Dr. Matthew Walpole grew up in rural southwestern Ontario, always having an interest in the dairy production industry. He attended the University of Guelph where he attained a BSc ('09) and MSc ('10) from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. During his time there he represented the University of Guelph at the Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, and taught introductory dairy nutrition to undergraduate students. He then moved west to the Department of Animal Science at the University of Saskatchewan, where he completed his PhD focusing on protein nutrition in dairy cattle. He enjoys working with producers to maintain profitability while increasing production and environmental efficiencies.
|