Animal science education expands in Rural Arkansas

In rural Arkansas, agriculture students are getting some new digs. A new animal science building is now open a year after breaking ground. The Arkansas Farm Bureau takes us there for a tour of the facility.

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The Arkansas Farm Bureau takes us there for a tour of the facility that will expand livestock education in a key agricultural region.