It was a brisk fall day but the action inside was hot at the Fall for ET Colors Sale. Brothers Three HP Willow-ET topped the sale at $18,100. She was consigned with our partners Mike and Linda Hellenbrand and sold to Elite Dairy in New York. A Legacy sister to Willow, Brothers Three Waunita, was the purchase of the Uglow family from Watertown, Wis. Thanks to both for their trust in our breeding and best of luck with their purchases.

After that, the day wasn't over. I & M Ch Zeus Paula, a Zoldo Zeus daughter of a VG-89 Dynasty daughter of Party was our purchase. We look forward to getting back into the Party business once again!

World Dairy Expo 2008 was a memorable, unbelievable day for our Brothers Three show string and included three 1st place ribbons and Reserve Intermediate Champion honors.

Starting the show off with a bang was Brothers Three HP Willow-ET, who topped the Spring Calf class. Willow is a Premium daughter of Wisper owned with City Slickers, LLC.

Brothers Three Wisp continued her winning ways following victories at the Kentucky State Fair and the All-American Dairy Show by topping a very tough Junior 2-year old class. Wisp is a Legacy daughter of Brothers Three Witney, the EX-90 Premium daughter of Wisper. She is owned in partnership with KY-Bluegrass Genetics.

Brothers Three Worthy turned heads and made her own mark on the show. After topping the Kingsmill Futurity class, Worthy stood 2nd behind Hillbilly in the Senior 3-year old class. She is owned in partnership with Topp View Brown Swiss.

One of our most satisfying accomplishments came in the Best Three Females class. Wisp and Worthy were joined by Brothers Three Brandi in a group that Judge Sliker selected as his top group. Brandi, a Dynasty daughter of Top Acres Banker Bali, had earlier stood 2nd in the Junior 2-year old class.

Finally, Worthy ended the day by being named Reserve Intermediate Champion of the show. What a day at Madison!!

The All American Dairy Show in Harrisburg was another successful trip for the show season this year. Brothers Three Wisp, pictured to the left at the front of the group Judge Chris Lahmers pulled out for his selection for Intermediate Champion, was named Honorable Mention behind well known names Lil Fern and Suki.

Wisp is no stranger to the show ring at Harrisburg, having placed 4th in the Spring Calf class in 2006. She is a Legacy daughter of Witney, an Excellent Premium daughter of Wisper. Wisp is owned with Kentucky Bluegrass.

Congratulations to our friends at Elite Dairy on their success at the All American Dairy Show. Round Hill Prem Lil Fern, pictured to the left, was named Intermediate Champion of a tremendous young cow show.

We are pleased with how Lil Fern has developed since the summer and wish them the best of luck with her at World Dairy Expo.

The Kentucky State Fair was a perfect debut of the show season for Brothers Three Wisp. After topping the Junior 2-year old class, Wisp was named Reserve Intermediate Champion of the show and was later selected as the Kentucky owned Grand Champion of the show.

Wisp is owned in partnership with and housed at Kentucky Bluegrass Genetics.

Brothers Three had a tremendous showing at the Wisconsin State Fair. Pictured to the left is Brothers Three HP Willow ET, who topped the Spring Calf class. Willow is a Premium daughter of Wisper that has the family's clean, dairy cut. She is owned in partnership with Hillpoint Partners and will sell in the Fall for ET Colors Sale in October.

Another of our breeding, Brothers Three Brandi was the winner of the Junior 2-year old class. Brandi was sold through the Sunshine Opportunity Sale this past spring and was exhibited by Todd Hoesly.

There are days that you dream of and then there days where even your dreams aren't big enough to imagine what happened. The Ohio National Sale proved to be one of the second for ourselves and business partner Ryan Olson from Ole Acres.

Round Hill Prem Lil Fern topped the sale at $43,000 and will be joining the phenomenal group of cows at Elite Dairy in Copake, N.Y. A purchase in the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Calf Sale as the last daughter of Brook Run Jetway Fern EX-93, Lil Fern grew from an end of October calf into a outstanding 2-year old ready to handle major competition later this year.

Our thanks goes out to the outstanding care of the Olson family and always expert marketing from Modern Associates for this amazing day in Lima, Ohio.

Brothers Three Brandi was our consignment to the Sunshine Genetics/Kaztman Brothers 2008 Opportunity Sale and did not disappoint. Positioned on the corner of the bred heifer row, she commanded a final price of $8,500 and sold to Todd Hoesly, Brohead, Wis.

Brandi is a Dynasty daughter of Top Acres Banker Bali EX-92 (pictured left) and sold due in a month to Random Luck T Lee.

We wish the Hoeslys best of luck with their purchase!

February 5 was the beginning of major changes for Brothers Three. On that cool winter morning, 26 head, including the majority of our milking cow herd was sold to Vine Valley Farm in New York. Negotiations had been going on for some time before the sale. Housing had become a major challenge once the partners in Eaglewing Dairy decided to disperse their Holstein herd. Temporary housing for the cows was found at Woodbine Farms but a longer term solution never developed and the decision to sell was the right choice.

We wish the Buttons family the best of luck with their purchase and promise that a lot of heart has been poured into those girls.

Our thanks to everyone who has used Parker for your faith in our breeding program. Keep us posted on how your Parkers look!

Earlier this month, we reached an agreement to sell her to Sunshine Genetics, Whitewater, Wis. We share their excitement in her future and wish the Docs nothing but the best of luck with Bounty.