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We Sell Genetics that are Different and Better G’day it is Norm here, welcome to our July 2023 Newsletter. It is always good to look back at how with different genetics the Glenwood flock was managed in the past and what has changed in the way we manage today. This is not because we…

Glenwood Merinos is an innovative SRS® Merino Stud offering highly profitable easy care Genetics that are balanced to combine measurements, great structure, and visual selection for density and length. We breed Merinos with a loose pliable skin with no body or breech wrinkle and exquisite wool quality combined with quantity which have measured carcass…

After the sad passing of Dr Jim Watts the SRS studs have been working towards a relaunch of SRS genetics to continue the valuable work of Jim and create an ongoing legacy to the enormous contribution he made to the Merino industry over 40 years. We are now ready to accept commercial members giving…

Welcome to our 2020 Newsletter What a year of contradictions, for much of the east the weather has finally changed, sheep prices are exceptional in particular for restocker types while on the other side because of the Corvid 19 pandemic we have a completely new world which could be here for a while. The…

Our latest newsletter is now available via an email or click on any of the links below to read the articles – Vale Dr Jim Watts What the world wants?? Sire in Focus – 160556 High Density verse Low Density Presentation verse Accuracy and Repeatability Continuing the SRS story Calendar of Events Glenwood 2019…

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Conditions are getting very dry through much of  Eastern Australia, and for some this has included most of 2017!! During these times the true value of your flocks genetics come to the fore, as well as all that we have learnt from Life Time Ewe Management and Bred Well Fed Well. We want sheep…

Workshop – Improving profitability through genetics, production & innovation Thursday 7th September 2017 at “Glenwood” from 9am to 3pm Speakers: Jimmy Jackson (formally AWI now world renown industry consultant) – Retail and consumer trends relating to Merino Wool Dr Liz Pryor (Boehringer Animal Health) – Lamb survival, nutrition and innovation in pain relief Jim Gordon and Norm Smith…

I don’t think anybody would argue that we are enjoying one of the most profitable periods in the Australian Merino history. The high wool price is a contributor to this but for those producers who have an early maturing and highly fertile animal they certainly have the most profitable enterprise in Australian agriculture!! Our…

Sapien Technology recently did a case study on their experience of their software. The adoption of EID for his stud operation plus KoolCollect and KoolPerform has meant that the reporting process for Sheep Genetics “takes a lot less time and is a lot simpler and easier. All of the data is now in one…