Friday, 29th August 2025
| All Day |
Arrival of Head Stewards and WPO Executive Committee at Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague. |
Saturday 30th August 2025
ALL DAY ARRIVAL OF WPO BOARD MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL GUESTS ON FULL VISITORS PACKAGE.
| TBC |
Head Stewards Meeting
Rules Committee Meeting (Time to be confirmed by WPO) Shuttles from Prague Airport by prior booking. |
| All day |
Registration and check in at Round Hall at the CZU campus. |
| 19.00 |
Dinner at University dining hall Menza. |
Sunday 31st August 2025
| 07.00 |
Breakfast |
| 08.15 |
Departure of Official Full Group Tour to Hop Tradition of Czech Republic. |
| 19.00 |
Dinner at University dining hall Menza. |
| 20.30 |
Competitors Briefing and Draw for Practice Plots. |
Monday 1st September 2025
| 06.00 – 08.00 |
Breakfast |
| 06.45 |
Shuttle Buses to Marshalling Yards |
| 07.00 |
Marshalling Yard Opens |
| 08.00 |
Official Practice starts |
| 09.00 |
Visitors tour to Czech legacy in pond construction and freshwater fishery |
| 12.00 |
Lunch on the field |
| 12.00 |
Lunch for Board members in Dining Hall Menza |
| 13.00 |
WPO Board Meeting at Rector’s building, meeting room on 7th Floor |
| 17.00 |
Practice ends - Visitors Shuttle returns to University |
| 17.30 |
Marshalling Yard Closed, Shuttle buses back to University |
| 19.00 |
Dinner at Dining Hall Menza |
| 20.30 |
Briefing of Competitors (if necessary) |
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
| 06.00 – 08.00 |
Breakfast |
| 06.45 |
Shuttle Buses to Marshalling Yards |
| 07.00 |
Marshalling Yard Opens |
| 08.00 |
Official Practice starts |
| 09.00 |
Visitors tour to History of Czech Countryside and National Heritage |
| 09.00 |
WPO Board Meeting at Rector’s building, meeting room on 7th Floor or Meeting room M54/3 at Faculty of Engineering |
| After meeting |
Lunch for Board members in Menza |
| 12.00 |
Lunch on the field |
| 17.00 |
Practice ends, Visitors Shuttle returns to University |
| 17.30 |
Marshalling Yard Closed, Shuttle buses back to University |
| 19.00 |
Dinner at University Dining Hall, Menza |
| 20.30 |
Presentation of Croatia World Ploughing Contest 2026, Briefing of Competitors (if necessary) |
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
| 06.00 – 08.00 |
Breakfast |
| 06.45 |
Shuttle Buses to Marshalling Yards |
| 07.00 |
Marshalling Yard Opens |
| 08.00 |
Official Practice starts |
| 08.00 |
Visitors Tour to Life in the Bohemian Highlands and Czech Beer Tradition |
| 09.00 |
Judges Meeting in Round Hall |
| 12.00 |
Lunch on the field |
| 16.00 |
Practice ends |
| 16.30 |
Visitors Shuttle returns to University |
| 16.45 |
Shuttle buses back to University |
| 17.00 |
Marshalling Yard Closed |
| 17.00 |
Dinner at University Dining Hall, Menza |
| 18.25 |
Shuttle leaves for Church – St. Vitus Cathedral (Prague Castle) |
| 19.30 |
Ecumenical Church Service & Blessing of Trophies |
Thursday 4th September 2025
| 06.00 – 08.00 |
Breakfast |
| 06.45 |
Shuttle buses to Marshalling Yards |
| 07.00 |
Marshalling Yard Opens |
| 08.00 |
Official Practice starts |
| 09.00 |
Visitors tour to Wine and Sugar |
| 09.00 |
Judges Meeting in Field / Judges / Competitors |
| 12.00 |
Lunch on the field |
| 13.00 |
Measuring Stewards meet in Field |
| 13.00 |
Plot Stewards meet in Field |
| 16.30 |
Official Practice Ends |
| 17.50 |
Marshalling Yard Closes |
| 17.50 |
Shuttle Buses back to University |
| 19.00 |
Dinner at Dining Hall, Menza |
| 20.00 |
Competitors Briefing |
| 20.00 |
World Competitors Draw for Stubble Plots |
Friday 5th September 2025
1st DAY OF 70th WORLD CONTEST – STUBBLE PLOUGHING
| 06.00 |
Breakfast |
| 06.45 |
Shuttle buses to Marshalling Yard and Event Site |
| 07.00 |
Marshalling Yard Opens |
| 08.15 |
World Competitors Parade of Tractors |
| 09.00 |
Opening Ceremony and Unveiling of Cairn of Peace at Horoměřice |
| 10.15 |
Plot Stewards meet at Scrutineers Office |
| 10.30 |
Judges meet at Scrutineers Office |
| 10.45 |
Depth Measuring Stewards meet at Scrutineers Office |
| 10.55 |
Flashing Yellow and Red, Get Ready |
| 11.00 |
Flashing Green, Start Opening Split |
| 11.15 |
Flashing Yellow and Green, 5 more minutes |
| 11.20 |
Flashing Red, Time Out, Judges inspect Opening Split |
| 12.15 |
Flashing Yellow and Red, Get Ready |
| 12.20 |
Flashing Green, Start Ploughing |
| 14.55 |
Flashing Yellow and Green, 5 more minutes |
| 15.00 |
Flashing Red, Finish |
| 17.00 |
Marshalling Yard Closes |
| 17.10 |
Shuttle Buses back to University |
| 18.30 |
Dinner at University Dining Hall, Menza |
| 20.00 |
Competitors Briefing |
| 20.00 |
World Competitors Draw for Grassland Plots |
| 20.00 |
Results of Day 1 Stubble Ploughing |
Saturday 6th September 2025
DAY 2 OF 70th WORLD CONTEST – GRASSLAND PLOUGHING
| 06.00 |
Breakfast |
| 06.45 |
Shuttle buses to Marshalling Yards and Event Site |
| 07.00 |
Marshalling Yard Opens |
| 08.30 |
World Competitors Parade of Tractors |
| 09.15 |
Plot Stewards meet at Scrutineers Office |
| 09.30 |
Judges meet at Scrutineers Office |
| 09.45 |
Depth Measuring Stewards meet at Scrutineers Office |
| 09.55 |
Flashing Yellow and Red, Get Ready |
| 10.00 |
Flashing Green, Start Opening Split |
| 10.15 |
Flashing Yellow and Green, 5 more minutes |
| 10.20 |
Flashing Red, Time Out, Judges inspect Opening Split |
| 11.15 |
Flashing Yellow and Red, Get Ready |
| 11.20 |
Flashing Green, Start Ploughing |
| 13.55 |
Flashing Yellow and Green, 5 more minutes |
| 14.00 |
Flashing Red, Finish |
| 15.30 |
Closing Ceremony and Lowering of Flags at Horoměřice |
| 16.30 |
Shuttle Buses to University |
| 18.15 |
Opening the Grand Ceremony Hall, refreshment before ceremony |
| 18.45 |
Banquet and Awards Ceremony at Grand Ceremony Hall, Music and Entertainment |
| 23.59 |
End of Evening programme |
Sunday 7th September 2025
| 08.00 |
Breakfast |
| 09.00 |
Shuttle bus to Marshaling Yard |
| 08.00 |
Marshaling Yard Open, Cleaning and Packing of Containers |
| 10.00 |
WPO Board Meeting at Rector’s Building, Meeting Room on 7th Floor |
| 10.00 |
Return to Homelands: Transport to Prague Airport by prior booking |
