Stud Overview

Glenwood is situated about 29 km East of Wellington on the Central West Slopes of NSW.

The property is 600 metres above sea level and averages approximately 650 mm (26") of rainfall per year which is neither winter nor summer dominated.
Glenwood runs predominately a merino breeding enterprise including 600 stud ewes and 3500 flock ewes. Other supplementary enterprises include cattle trading as the season allow.

The pastures are dominated by winter and summer native perennials which have been complimented by a super and sub clover history.

Today Norm and Pip manage the whole including the landscape, the livestock, the business and the people holistically.

They are encouraging greater diversity of desirable species with rotational grazing enabling short graze periods and long rest periods.

Norm and Pip are managing the livestock so that they can minimize chemical use. They are lowering worm burdens by better grazing techniques and eliminating the need to jet for fly strike through genetics and management.

Through all of the above Norm and Pip have lowered the cost of production or the inputs while dramatically improving the outputs. Long term this management will take the business into the future where consumers and the public are looking for ecologically and ethically sound products and landscapes.

Glenwood is also monitoring the progress using indicators for the people, the business and the landscape.