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CONFERENCE ON EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK FARMING AND TRANSHUMANCE

Vega del Codorno (Cuenca) – Municipal Hall
July 9, 2025
From 1:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

A day of reflection and discussion on extensive livestock farming, transhumance, and their environmental, cultural, and economic value.

Program:

1:00 PM. Presentation and objectives of the conference. Moderator: Joaquín Cuadrado Ortiz. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development.

  • Meeting of transhumant livestock farmers and other attendees.
    • Families on the move. Ranchers and families with a transhumant tradition. Juan Manuel Cardo Montes. Transhumant rancher from Vega del Codorno and Mestanza.
    • Two decades of living with nomadic farmers and students. María de los Ángeles Ramo Gil. University of Zaragoza.
  • Environmental value of extensive livestock farming.
    • Agricultural ecosystems and biodiversity. Pilar Gil Adrados. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development. Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha.
    • Vegetation and transhumance: grassland improvement. José María Herranz Sanz. University of Castilla-La Mancha.
    • Importance of livestock farming in the conservation of the natural heritage of the Serranía de Cuenca. Nuria Cardo Maeso. Ministry of Sustainable Development. Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha.

2:30-4:00 PM. Lunch.

5:00 PM. Problems and possibilities of extensive livestock farming.

  • Health challenges of livestock movement, unique features of the transhumant system. Antonio Contreras de Vera. University of Murcia.
  • Biosecurity in extensive livestock farming systems. Ángel Gómez Martín. Ramón y Cajal Researcher. CEU-UCH University, Valencia.
  • New strategies for the promotion and marketing of lamb and goat meat. Tomás M. Rodríguez Serrano. INTEROVIC Coordinator.
  • Opportunities for extensive livestock farming in agricultural policy. Mª del Carmen García Moreno. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development. Regional Government of Andalusia.
  • Some proposals for the future of extensive livestock farming. Vidal Montoro Angulo. University of Castilla-La Mancha.

7:00 PM. Break. Snack.

7:30 PM. Roundtable. All speakers speak .

Moderator and conclusions: Joaquín Cuadrado Ortiz. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock

and Rural Development.

Capacity limited to 80 people
Free registration before July 3:
Registration form

Related activities:

July 8 (morning) – Lecture series and photo exhibition on transhumance
Menéndez Pelayo International University (Cuenca) – C/ Palafox, 1
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Free admission until full capacity is reached
Confirmation: vidal.montoro@uclm.es

July 8-9 – Summer Course: Transhumance Today
University of Castilla-La Mancha
More information: events.uclm.es/135520

Coordination: Vidal Montoro Angulo – UCLM