Our herd is based on the genetics of Sky-Hi Mars Helen-ET RC EX 92 , who to date has more that 100 bulls in AI that trace to her maternal female lines and hundreds more that trace maternally through the male side. Helen is one of 19 cows on the Wisconsin Wall of Fame. She has 83 known Excellent maternal female descendants in eight countries around the world, including USA, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain and Switzerland. She has over 350 maternal female descendants that scored VG in ten different countries.

Ja-Bob Jordan-Red-ET and Horizon Ranger are the most famous bulls to trace directly to Helen. Currently there are five bulls worldwide that are in active AI service. We are indeed blessed to have a bull like Jordan carry the Ja-Bob prefix and congratulate Jean-Louis Schrago of ABC Genetics for his success, persistence in proving red bulls and faith in the Helen family.

Our breeding philosophy is directly related to my philosophy for life. I never set out to breed one of the top red bulls in the world. I only hope to breed a bull that whether he graduates into proven status or not, the dairy farmer will look at the resulting cow and say "that was a good cow for me".

We are about helping people become all they can, breeding cows that will help dairyman reach that next plateau, and raising our children to be productive citizens with a heart for helping others. I often employ those who need mentoring to overcome life's challenges and every once in a while, we find ourselves with a house guest, someone who has a need. You probably won't find us at any major shows with our cows, but you might find us at Pleasant Vineyard Ministries or on the mission field. Joy and I have made two trips to Haiti and one to Romania We are trying to focus on things that have an eternal effect, because life on this earth is short.

We support Caminul Felix, an orphanage in Romania. We have traveled their in 2007 to help them with their dairy operation. I have helped them buy several pieces of farm equipment and 24 bred heifers. We work with John and Sherry Proskine, missionaries in Romania. John is the dairy herdsman and they have a special ministry to near by Gypsy villages. We also support missionaries Dirk and Karen Martin in Haiti. We traveled to Haiti in 2003 to help them run a sports camp for blind and handicapped Haitian Children. You can find additional information on the above ministries on our links page.

Our family is extremely blessed to have the Helen family to work with and believe it will work for you also, just like it has for many literally around the world (Jordan is now in 47 countries) It is extremely rewarding to receive notes from England, Germany, Canada and many breeders in the US about the success of their cattle related to the Helen family. Let us know if we can help you start your own line of the Helen's!

Mark Yeazel