International Youth Ploughing Contest – 2026

Timetable

September 17, Thursday

Arrival of competitors
17.00 – 18.45 Dinner in school canteen

September 18, Friday

8.30 – 9.00 Breakfast in the school canteen
9.15 Drawing of tractors for foreign competitors and familiarization with the machinery in the study farm
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch in the school canteen
13.00 Instructing competitors, trial ploughing
17.30 Line-up on the flag ground
18.00 Dinner in the school canteen

September 19, Saturday

7.00 – 7.45 Breakfast in the school canteen
8.00 Line up of machines and competitors for the opening ceremony, the opening of the ploughing contest on the flag ground
8.30. – 8.40 Drive to the competition site
8.40 – 9.00 Marking of the contest ground (yellow flag)
9.00 – 9.20 Opening furrow (green flag)
9.20 – 9.40 Evaluation of the opening furrow (red flag)
9.40 – 12.20 The main plough (green flag)
12.20 Time out! RED FLAG! The squares must be plowed to the end!!!
Line-up of the tractors on the flag ground.

11.30 – 13.15 Lunch on the flag ground for all

12.30 – 12.40 Drive to the competition site
12.40 -13.00 Marking of the contest ground (yellow flag)
13.00 – 13.20 Opening furrow (green flag)
13.20 – 13.40 Evaluation of the opening furrow (red flag)
13.40 – 16.20 The main plough (green flag)
16.20 Time out! RED FLAG! The squares must be plowed to the end!!!
Line-up of the tractors on the flag ground.

18.00 Closing ceremony
18.45 Welcome to the bred house (dinner)

September 20, Sunday

7.30 – 9.30 Breakfast in the school canteen.

The contest follows the rules of the world championships.