Dover High School in New Hampshire is bringing ag and animals to the classroom!

FFA students in New Hampshire are getting hands-on ag education at Dover High School, working with more than 75 different animals onsite. It is giving youth from both urban and rural backgrounds a unique animal science curriculum.

Dover FFA Advisors, Carrie Hough and Katherine Green spoke with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender on the program, what animals will be there, and how projects like these help the next generation of leaders.

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