Norm and Pip Smith’s Glenwood Merinos at Wellington, NSW, epitomize the SRS® sheep type. The wools are sensational. The sheep are plain-bodied and naturally resistant to fly strike. Mulesing has not been necessary for a long time. Fertility is exceptional with lamb marking percentages above 120%. Body growth rate and muscling in the young sheep […]
I have had the pleasure of working with Norm and Pip Smith for some 12 years now as their Farm Management Consultant. During this time I have seen “Glenwood” continue to advance in terms of the land management, livestock performance, financial results and all in the context of balancing a busy family life. Norm and […]
I think that Norm’s management is an excellent example of a highly integrated approach. He has incorporated multiple aspects into his management – maintaining a stud flock and contributing to the development of lines that combine quantity and quality with innovative strategies to improve animal health and welfare at the same time as regenerating grasslands […]
The first time I purchased rams at Glenwood was 1996. I can still remember my sheep classer at the time Bill Bailey after going through a race full of young Glenwood rams, saying out loud that you wouldn’t be able to buy rams of this quality at this price anywhere in Australia. I knew then […]
Glenwood Merinos is an outstanding example of a farm where we source our EthEco wool and this is largely due to Norm Smith and his holistic approach to the farm and land. Norm was an inspiration for our sourcing EthEco wool. His passion for the animals, the farm and land was evident and this was […]