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With the temperance that characterizes him and less than a week after a copy of his cabin has been consecrated as the Third Best Braford Beef of the National Exhibition Santander edition of the race in Corrientes, For Daniel Moritz they are moments of reflection and rejoicing. As a debutant in a display of excellence, it is no wonder. In its memory will remain forever the moment when the jury Alejandro Lauret chose one of his animals as one of the most outstanding.
Now calmer and with the nerves dissipated, in Charata, province of Chaco, The rancher knows that what happened last Monday on the slopes of the Sociedad Rural de Corrientes was not the result of chance: As in everything he undertakes, being the grandson of Polish immigrants, There is a lot of effort and dedication.
It all started in a pandemic When, after a good harvest, there was some profitability left and when he was able to buy a truck for the field, he decided to allocate that money to acquire some embryos from a friendly cabin. Although it has always had livestock raising, agriculture (soybeans, corn, wheat and some sunflowers) and farming services, Four years ago he decided, after family debate, to go one step further and become a rancher.
“I am the fourth generation that continues working in the field. A friend told me that he was selling me about 40 embryos. The idea was just to make bulls to improve our rodeo. But later when the embryos were born and my friend saw the quality of the animals, he suggested that I declare them because otherwise those records would be lost. And there “It was that I signed up for the association and created the Celusal cabin with the initials of my three children: Cesia, Lucas and Salomé,” account to THE NATION.
At ExpoBra 2023, which was carried out in The Band, Santiago del Estero, The livestock producer had already obtained the second and third prize in females. This year, seeing that there were some very good animals in the cabin that could play a good role, he decided to participate in the National of the breed for the first time.
“The advisor insisted that I take these animals because they were good. We had two calves prepared, but one was hit before we went and we couldn’t take it. So we took a calf, a cow with calf and a bull. “The beef was the one that won the prize,” relates.
But nothing was going to be easy in the run-up. The previous three months It was Moritz himself and his family who were in charge of preparing the copies: Due to the repeated absences, and finally the definitive absence of the caretaker, they were the ones who stood shoulder to shoulder with the animals.
“With no cabañero in sight, we began to feed them, bathe them and make them walk as best we could and we returned home here with a prize that was very difficult to obtain. The bar was very high, because when competing with the greats, We compete with traditions, with brands that matter. It wasn’t just winning because stepping on the sand was not easy. There were many cabins with years of history that always weigh. “And we are small producers who have 150 cows and reaching this is a spectacular and unexpected achievement,” says.
But not everything is joy in this 57-year-old rancher. Behind that face, There is a hint of great sadness. “They are mixed sensations, a bittersweet happiness. I am happy for the achievement because in everything I do I always bet on my country, but Today my happiness is not full: my son died recently and I know I would have really enjoyed this award. “It comforts me to know that from somewhere he celebrated it,” ends.
