Gran participación en la ruta de la trasterminancia de Don Benito

Deseamos presentaros la programación para la II edición de la actividad TRASTERMINANCIA, which this year we have titled:

DON BENITO, CAPITAL DE LA TRASTERMINANCIA‼️ 11 al 13 de noviembre 2022

🐑 V iernes 11, The presentation will take place with a talk-colloquium at 7 p.m.. on the third floor of the House of Culture, speakers:

• Julián Mora Aliseda, Professor of geography and territorial planning (Unex), como moderador.
• Limia Road, of the Joaquín Ortíz Merino Livestock, como coordinadora.
• Daniel Píriz Delgado, Doctor en Ecología Terrestre para la Universidad de Extremadura.
• Alejandro Pena, Director de Area de Desarrollo Rural y Sostenibilidad de Diputación de Badajoz.
• Eduardo Blanco Morcillo, Empresario en el sector Tic y especializado en proyector Agro.

🏅🏆‼️En este mismo acto se hará entrega de un premio al Centro de Formación del Medio Rural de Don Benito como “reconocimiento por su trabajo en la recuperación de la raza merina, motor clave de la trashumancia”‼️🏆🏅

🐑 Sábado 12, We go out into the countryside to follow the sheep on their journey in search of grass with a 14km route, where also, We are going to offer several surprises 🎁 to the walker who comes to participate in this wonderful day:

• 09:00h. Departure by bus from the Plaza de España de Don Benito. Transfer to Cordel de Sevilla, punto de partida de la ruta.
  10:00h. Brief presentation of the day, para posteriormente disfrutar de un desayuno de Migas del Pastor.
• 11:00h. Beginning of the route on foot accompanying the passage of the flock of merino sheep @merinospain for 3 hours. approximately, until its completion near the Hermitage of Antigua, en La Haba.
• 15:30h. Extremaduran stew tasting, café y dulces típicos de Don Benito.
• 17:00h. Recogida en autobús y traslado a Plaza de España de Don Benito.

🐑 Domingo 13, we go out to the field again, to complete this activity. On this day the path is only 8 km.

• 14:30h. Departure by bus from the Plaza de España de Don Benito. Transfer to the point where the sheep arrived on the day 12, close to the Hermitage of La Antigua, en La Haba.
• 15:00h. Beginning of the route on foot accompanying the passage of the herd of merino sheep @merinospain for 2 hours. approximately, hasta su finalización en el Puente Antiguo de Quintana.
• 17:30h. Recogida en autobús y traslado hasta Plaza de España de Don Benito.

Inform you that to register for assistance on the route, request a place on the bus and obtain tickets for the Migas, han de dirigirse personalmente a la Oficina de Turismo 924808084.

No te lo puedes perder‼️

Specifically, Yesterday, more than a hundred schoolchildren from four schools in the town visited a small exhibition of several examples of this Merino sheep farm., where they met Camino Limia, one of the promoters, the uniqueness of the breed and the benefits that this type of animals bring to the natural environment. «The Merino sheep is part of the history of Spain and stands out for its genetic heritage», remember Camino Limia, who also explained to the young students the virtues of merino wool and the transformation process that follows until it reaches the market., así como poner en valor otros productos como la carne de cordero o la leche y queso de oveja.

In this sense, Limia stressed the importance of this type of educational activities and the great interest aroused among the little ones, que también pudieron visualizar un vídeo explicativo sobre la raza merina y su historia en la casa de cultura a lo largo de la mañana.

“It's almost eight in the morning, it's time to leave. The fences 4.000 Merino sheep that make up Joaquín Ortíz's livestock they begin this year's transterminance. Three stages ahead divided into the same weekend: two on Saturday and one on Sunday. This year a large group of curious people will accompany the herd and the shepherds of what is considered one of the best livestock farms of this breed worldwide.. Camino Limia has a lot to do with it. With Ortiz, both work on the genetic improvement of their animals, present in more than 70% of Merino breed livestock. «We have been doing this journey for three decades», recuerda Limia.

After some brief instructions, The procession leaves with the sheep from the Delgados farm in the direction of the Cordel de Sevilla. Meanwhile, Entire families strive to follow the steps of the sheep while enjoying nature and taking the opportunity to immortalize the moment.. This year the collaboration between this agricultural and livestock company from Metelina and the Don Benito City Council has allowed all people who wish to accompany the animals during the entire route or part of it.. A bus has even been provided to bring participants closer to the starting points.”

During the first part of the tour, of medium difficulty, Joaquín Ortiz and Camino Limia explain why transterminance is carried out. «Taking them from one term to another allows us to make better use of resources for animals», they assure. Yes indeed, «transterminancy and transhumance are not the same», remember. While transterminance consists of carrying out livestock movements within the same term or less than 100 kilometers, transhumance consists of making much broader and longer movements, of more than 100 kilometers. In any case, the importance of both is evident. "It is an obsolete activity that must be preserved", they emphasize.”

After the first two hours of travel it is time to stop along the way. A good cauldron of crumbs already awaits the walkers, to which new ones are added. A well-deserved extra energy boost. And the objective of this activity in collaboration with the Dombenitese council is none other than "bringing Merino livestock closer to young people, Let them see that it is not a job from the past, "But it adapts to modern life and in which we use new technologies". And so much so. During the tour, a drone flies over the herd while monitoring and recording the movements of the animals. "We must be up to date", asevera Limia.

Some livestock animals have a built-in GPS collar that allows them to calculate the distance traveled., but whose fundamental mission will be fulfilled once the animals are finished. «These devices allow us better management of our flock. It tells us if there are any stray sheep, alerts us of possible vermin attacks, etc», explica.

to south america

And if that were not enough, They have enabled a website to be able to follow the transterminance live, which has many followers in South American countries like Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay, según Camino Limia.

«Long live the merino sheep!!», could be heard among the group of people that accompanied the herd as it passed through the Lobo mine., in the municipality of Haba. The little ones, excited about an activity unknown to many of them, infected the elderly along a path with steep sections, who made the companions of a herd incessant in their rhythm give their best. All this until reaching the end of a route that concluded with the tasting of a delicious merino lamb stew from Joaquín Ortiz's livestock.. Hoy domingo finalizan con la tercera etapa.