Ben Tirrell - Eaton

Ben Tirrell - Eaton

Ben Tirrell - Eaton

Ben Tirrell - Eaton

Ben Tirrell - Eaton

Ben Tirrell oversees 350 ewes, 50 head of cattle, and cash crops and hay on his family’s 300-acre farm. In partnership with his mother, Tirrell provides the majority of the labor and management. This includes running a management-intensive grazing program for the livestock and direct marketing grass-fed beef to local consumers and lambs to ethnic buyers.

With the 27-year-old’s involvement and leadership, the family has been able to transition the farm and position it for a seventh generation. Moving forward, Tirrell hopes to diversify the farm’s product offerings and be more proactive in direct marketing.

Tirrell is heavily involved in industry affairs with the Michigan Sheep Breeders Association and other state and national trade organizations. Drawing on his past Peace Corps experience, Tirrell is credited with starting a finance group that encourages sheep producers to improve their business skills by networking and collaborating with each other. 

Tirrell has also jumped into Farm Bureau service. He has served on the county Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Policy Development Committee, and this year chaired the county’s Candidate Evaluation Committee. He has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Michigan State University.

Ben Tirrell oversees 350 ewes, 50 head of cattle, and cash crops and hay on his family’s 300-acre farm. In partnership with his mother, Tirrell provides the majority of the labor and management. This includes running a management-intensive grazing program for the livestock and direct marketing grass-fed beef to local consumers and lambs to ethnic buyers.

With the 27-year-old’s involvement and leadership, the family has been able to transition the farm and position it for a seventh generation. Moving forward, Tirrell hopes to diversify the farm’s product offerings and be more proactive in direct marketing.

Tirrell is heavily involved in industry affairs with the Michigan Sheep Breeders Association and other state and national trade organizations. Drawing on his past Peace Corps experience, Tirrell is credited with starting a finance group that encourages sheep producers to improve their business skills by networking and collaborating with each other. 

Tirrell has also jumped into Farm Bureau service. He has served on the county Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Policy Development Committee, and this year chaired the county’s Candidate Evaluation Committee. He has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Michigan State University.

Ben Tirrell oversees 350 ewes, 50 head of cattle, and cash crops and hay on his family’s 300-acre farm. In partnership with his mother, Tirrell provides the majority of the labor and management. This includes running a management-intensive grazing program for the livestock and direct marketing grass-fed beef to local consumers and lambs to ethnic buyers.

With the 27-year-old’s involvement and leadership, the family has been able to transition the farm and position it for a seventh generation. Moving forward, Tirrell hopes to diversify the farm’s product offerings and be more proactive in direct marketing.

Tirrell is heavily involved in industry affairs with the Michigan Sheep Breeders Association and other state and national trade organizations. Drawing on his past Peace Corps experience, Tirrell is credited with starting a finance group that encourages sheep producers to improve their business skills by networking and collaborating with each other. 

Tirrell has also jumped into Farm Bureau service. He has served on the county Farm Bureau Board of Directors and Policy Development Committee, and this year chaired the county’s Candidate Evaluation Committee. He has a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Michigan State University.