About us
Jimenbuen Pastoral Company (JPC) is an agricultural enterprise run by the Glasson family. Located on the Monaro 28kms south of Dalgety NSW, JPC operates on 10,500 acres and maintains a primary focus on breeding high quality, fine wool Merinos. Our breeding program utilises some of the best technology available in the industry to ensure we experience genetic improvements with each generation.
JPC also operates a Poll Dorset stud and produces approximately 1,000 premium first-cross lambs annually.
To ensure maximum nutrition is provided to our Dorset and Merino flocks, an extensive cropping program is undertaken annually generally resulting in excess stock feed for sale. We primarily grow Lupins, but also Wheat, Oats and Tritacale. Please contact us if you would like to enquire about purchasing grain.
“If the technology exists, why not use it?”
Jack Glasson | Owner operator
Exclusion Fence Project
There has been huge interest in our exclusion fence project since a story about it aired on the ABC radio and subsequent stories were published on social media. In the Summer of 2017, JPC decided to erect a 32km exclusion fence around the perimeter of its property. In the year prior, JPC had experienced losses of approximately 300 sheep annually to wild dogs and had seen the kangaroo population explode to plague proportions devastating feed crops and pastures. Jack and David Glasson also suspected the large kangaroo population was behind a reduction in average lambing percentage rates through disturbance and mis-mothering, as higher lamb deaths were noticed in paddocks that were known to have high volumes of kangaroo traffic.
After extensive research, JPC decided on Clipex to supply the fencing materials due to its design and simple erection technique. The fence is a 1.8m high fence consisting of two top barbs and 1.8m Tuff Knot netting that curves at the bottom to produce a 30cm apron. 22kms were erected in March 2017 with the remaining 10kms scheduled for February 2018.
Initial results are extremely pleasing with lambing numbers up by over 25% in paddocks enclosed compared with paddocks still exposed. Sheep deaths from wild dog killings have reduced by 96% with a few dogs still managing to occasionally enter the property through unfinished flood gates and around uncompleted sections of the exclusion fence. JPC are excited to reap even further benefits from higher cropping yields, increased carrying capacity, and better control of parasites and lice in the years to come. Stay tuned...
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