Young visitors to the 2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show can become “Farm Show Detectives” at 28 learning stations and investigate the role of bees in food production, measure their height in horse hands and learn how sap becomes maple syrup.

The eight-day show runs Jan. 5-12 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.

“Farm Show Detectives use a special map to guide them to interactive learning stations where they discover where their food comes from,” said Agriculture Secretary George Greig. “While having fun, they’re also meeting the men, women and animals behind the state’s leading economic driver. It’s a great way to experience the Pennsylvania Farm Show.”