Let’s meet the North Carolina Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year!

Christen Bagwell knows the importance of exposing students to agriculture, and it is why she is being named as this year’s North Carolina Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year!

Video provided by: North Carolina Farm Bureau

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