July 15, 2005: Headlines: COS - Moldova: Farming: Michigan Farm News: Ben Tirrell is serving in the Glodeni district of Moldova
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July 15, 2005: Headlines: COS - Moldova: Farming: Michigan Farm News: Ben Tirrell is serving in the Glodeni district of Moldova
Ben Tirrell is serving in the Glodeni district of Moldova
Tirrell works for what he said amounts to a Moldovan Extension office funded through foreign grants, with his particular office funded by European Union funds. "These are people with a good knowledge of production agriculture, but their business management and marketing skills are woeful," he said.
Ben Tirrell is serving in the Glodeni district of Moldova
Michigan ag volunteers needed for the Peace Corps
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Caption: Ben Tirrell, age 24, from Charlotte, is serving in the Glodeni district of Moldova. Recently, he and his Moldovan counterparts wrote and won a grant for four mini demonstration projects (to include instructional activities) for rabbit production, sunflower production, watermelon production and vegetable production, using drip irrigation.
"Also, another volunteer and I are working with three groups of women to form an organization to export Moldovan handicrafts," he said.
Tirrell works for what he said amounts to a Moldovan Extension office funded through foreign grants, with his particular office funded by European Union funds. "These are people with a good knowledge of production agriculture, but their business management and marketing skills are woeful," he said.
Like Foltz and Engle, Tirrell has a B.S. degree in Agribusiness Management from MSU. He grew up on a family farm which raised approximately 350 ewes, as well as other traditional field crops.
"Hopefully we can boost the number of ag. volunteers from Michigan even more," said Roskelley. Peace Corps information sessions are conducted in Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Mt. Pleasant, Grand Rapids, East Lansing, Detroit, and in Marquette and Houghton periodically throughout the year, he said. A complete schedule of Peace Corps info meetings is posted on the Peace Corps website at www.peacecorps.gov.
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