The 2013 Florida Ruminant Nutrition Sympsoium will be held February 5-6 in Gainesville, Florida. Progressive Dairyman recently reached out to several presenters and asked them to provide a sneak peek of their upcoming presentations. Michael Ballou, Texas Tech University Topic: Enhancing calf immunity through nutrition Q. Why is this topic important?

Curiosity has put men on the moon, sequenced the human genome, seen physicists complete a decades-long search for the Higgs boson and now it has led us to precision nutrition, epigenetics and a nutritional revolution. Are we staying curious? During this year’s 28th annual North American Lecture Tour, Alltech will be challenging attendees to "stay curious." The 23-stop tour, taking place from Feb.12- March 1, will encourage attendees to stretch beyond conventional practices and explore how the latest technological developments can move the agriculture industry forward.

On January 14, from noon to 1 p.m. CST, Dr. Chad Dechow will present, "Potential and Pitfalls for Genomic Selection." Dechow is an associate professor of dairy cattle genetics in the Penn State University's Animal Sciences Department. He teaches principles of animal breeding, dairy problem solving and dairy cattle evaluation and selection, among other courses.

will be held February 12-14 in Tulare, California. Use the links below to find out what you can expect to see at this year's show. VIRTUAL FARM TOURS Progressive Dairyman will once again be featuring virtual farm tours and seminar presentations. Click here to find out more details. Use the links below or scroll down to see video sneak peeks of these presentations.

Progressive Dairyman is proud to present a video tour of Todd Moore's farm as part of our 2013 World Ag Expo seminars on February 12, 2013 at 1 p.m. Watch the first clip of our interview with Todd as he talks about creating and marketing his own products. Join us at World Ag Expo for all our seminars or check back here or our YouTube Channel for the complete interview with Todd in February.