This video was shown during the Progressive Dairyman World Ag Expo seminars in Tulare, California, on February 12, 2013. Todd Moore talks about his experience self-marketing his own dairy products from his two dairies in Plano, Texas. Click here to read the feature about Todd Moore and Lucky Layla Farms, published in the Jan. 1, 2013 issue of Progressive Dairyman. Click here to visit Progressive Dairyman's YouTube channel for more videos.

The 28th Annual New York Farm Show, Feb. 21-23 at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, will be packed with new products and services from more than 400 exhibitors, as well as workshops and presentations from various industry groups. “These organizations have dedicated a lot of time and effort to provide high quality programs for the show visitors,” said show manager Scott Grigor. Programming includes a mini-seminar update on robotic milking, scheduled for Friday, Feb. 22.

One of the top educational conferences in the country, the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference is dedicated to helping dairy producers learn new ways of increasing their profitability by doing more with less. In its 11th year, the conference plans to deliver a high impact program. Leading experts will make presentations on topics ranging from labor management and community connections to calf nutrition and global issues concerning the dairy industry. Read below to see a sampling of the educational sessions.

The annual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit will take place Feb. 6-7, 2013 at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Progressive Dairyman recently reached out to some of the presenters and asked them to provide a preview of their upcoming topics.