December 2003

Feature

• Winter Life on a Dairy Farm
• Get Real for the Holidays with real Michigan Trees, Wreaths & Ropes!
• MDA Employees

Teachers

• Michigan's Trees
• Tracking Technology

Media

• Safe Venison Processing and
  CWD Precautions

Kids

• Get Real for Christmas!
• Safety First!

Game(s)

• Secrets Under the Snow

November 2003

Feature

• Have a Happy and Home-Grown Thanksgiving!
• Tackle Hunger with the Michigan Harvest Gathering
• Emerald Ash Borer Survey Crews

Teachers

• Food Distribution & Preservation
• Michigan & U.S. Agricultural Imports

Media

• Safe Venison Processing and CWD Precautions

Kids

• Michigan's Sugar Bowl
• Awesome Autumn Apple Activities

Game(s)

• Thanksgiving Dash

October 2003

Feature

• Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes and More: Michigan's Harvest of Plenty Beckons You
• Apples to Zucchini ... Michigan's Agricultural Abundance
• A Day in the Life: Antonio Castro-Escobar

Teachers

• Corn - An A-Maizing Plant
• A Bean Named Soy

Media

• 13th Annual MichiganHarvest Gathering

Kids

• Awesome Autumn Apple Activities
• Healthy Snackin'

Game(s)

• Farmers Market

September 2003

Feature

• Packing a Safe School Lunch
• MDA Protects Your Food in an Emergency
• Day in the Life of Fairs and Racing Employee Cinda Karlik

Teachers

• The Versatile Pig
• Calling for Cattle

Media

• MDA's Emergency Management Coordinator

Kids

• Plowing Through the Pages
• Healthy Snackin'

Game(s)

• Germ Buster Game

August 2003

Feature

• Summer Family Fun is Fair Game in Michigan
• Day in the Life of Fairs and Racing Employee Cinda Karlik

Teachers

• The Versatile Pig
• Calling for Cattle

Media

• U.P. State Fair on Wheels

Kids

• 4H and the Fair
• Pick Your Own Summer Treats

Game(s)

• Fairs and Fetivals Game

July 2003

Feature

• Meet the Team
• Anatomy of an Event
• The Web Guys

Teachers

• Rain On
• Picture This Agricultural Career

Media

• Michigan Wines Hang with the Best!

Kids

• Kids and the MDA
• Pick Your Own Summer Treats

Game(s)

• Ice Cream Stand

June 2003

Feature

• Good Bugs, Bad Bugs
• Have a Fun and Food Safe Camping Experience

Teachers

• Understanding Insects as Friends or Foes
• Risks vs. Benefits in Food Production

Media

• Emerald Ashborer

Kids

• Earthworms and the Soil Foodweb
• Backyard Bingo
• Bug Wordsearch

Game(s)

• Good Bug - Bad Bug Game

May 2003

Feature

• Delicious Recipes from Michigan Grown Products
• From the Farm Gate to Your Dinner Plate
• A Day in the Life of a MASS Employee

Teachers

• Gardening: A Math Adventure
• Bread in a Bag

Media

• Michigan's Centennial Farm Program

Kids

• 4-H Children's Garden
• Michigan's Family Farms

Game(s)

• How Does Your Garden Grow?

April 2003

Feature

• To Be Young In Michigan
• A Day in the Life of a Field Veterinarian

Teachers

• Where Would We Be Without Seeds?
• Layer Away

Kids

• Sprout a Seed
• Ducklings, Chicks, and Baby Bunnies

Game(s)

• Feeding Time at the Zoo

March 2003

Feature

• The Big Clean Up
• MAEAP Helping Our Environment
• A Day in the Life: Weights and Measures Inspectors

Teachers

• The Farmer Cares for the Land
• Useable Water

Media

• Agriculture, the Environment, and You

Kids

• Dr. Seuss, the Environment, and You
• Composting with Willie the Worm

Game(s)

• Spring Cleaning

February 2003

Feature

• 10 Reasons to Fall in Love in Michigan
• Say "I Love You" With Michigan Flowers
• A Day in the Life: Silo Inspectors

Teachers

• Back to the Farm
• Growing Poetry

Media

• History of Women in FFA

Kids

• The Ferris Wheel
• Michigan Made Treats

Game(s)

• Run For the Roses

January 2003

Feature

• How Potato Chips Are Made
• Pizza, Grown in Michigan
• A Day in the Life: Dairy Inspectors

Teachers

• A Pizza Lesson
• Between the Slices Part I
• Between the Slices Part II

Media

• Super Bowl, Super Snacks

Kids

• Make Your Very Own Pizza
• Make a Pizza Face
• Pizza History

Game(s)

• Make Your Own Virtual Pizza