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