Nitra is accessible 
https://fesrr.uniag.sk/en/how-to-get-to-nitra-1583/

 

By plane
1. Fly to the Bratislava, Slovakia, M. R. Štefánik Airport   (We will pick you up there)
http://www.airport-bratislava.sk/en.html

2. Fly to the Vienna, Austria, Schwechat Airport - http://www.viennaairport.com/en/passengers
Distance from Vienna to Bratislava is 60 km and journey takes app. 1 hour. You can find more information: http://www.viennaairport.com/jart/prj3/va/uploads/data-uploads/Passagier/Parken/VIE_Regiojet_Bratislava_Budapest_de_en.pdf 
At the bus station Mlynské Nivy in Bratislava take a bus to Nitra.

3. Fly to the Budapest, Hungary, Ferihegy Airport  -  https://www.bud.hu/en
The fastest and easiest way of transport from Budapest to Nitra is by train. 
Budapest -> Nové Zámky -> Nitra  (We will pick you up at the Nitra train station)

By bus
Long-distance bus transport in Nitra is well developed to connect foreign destinations. 
You can find detailed information available on https://cp.hnonline.sk/vlakbusmhd/spojenie/ and  http://www.eurolines.sk/en.html

All buses arrive at the main bus station Mlynské Nivy in Bratislava city centre.
1. From Vienna (Austria) - to Bratislava (60 km) - to Nitra (80 km) (total 140 km from Vienna to Nitra) 
2. From Budapest, Hungary - to Bratislava (220 km) - to Nitra (80 km) (total 300 km from Budapest to Nitra)
3. From Prague (Czech Republic) - to Bratislava, Slovakia (320 km) - to Nitra (100 km) (total 420 km from Prague to Nitra) 

By car
Vienna - Bratislava - Nitra: 140 km
Vienna - Bratislava: highway A6 Bratislava - Trnava: motorway D1, exit Nitra road No. 51
Budapest - Nové Zámky - Nitra
Budapest - Komárno: motorway M1 Komárno - Nitra: road No. 64
Prague - Brno - Bratislava - Nitra: 420 km
Prague - Brno: highway D1 Brno - Bratislava: motorway D2 Bratislava - Trnava: motorway D1, Exit Nitra road No. 51
Warszawa - Krakow - Banská Bystrica - Zvolen - Nitra: 640 km
Warszawa - Krakow - Banská Bystrica - Zvolen: road No. E77 Zvolen - Nitra: road No. E571

By train 
The capital Bratislava is connected with the railroad network of all neighbouring countries (Austria - Vienna, Hungary - Budapest, Poland -Warsaw, Czech Republic - Prague, Ukraine - Kiev). Also the train connection between neighbouring cities and Bratislava is good, the train connection between Bratislava and Nitra is not so comfortable and we recommend you to take a bus from Bratislava to Nitra.
 

 

Task 1:
Stacking round bales 

Instructions:

1. Measurable indicator - time.
2. The aim of the task is to stack large round straw bales with a tractor and fold them back on the ground. A driver is assisted by another team member. One driver stacks up the bales one on top of the other, the other driver folds the bales back to the ground.
3. Bales must stand stacked without assisstance, minimally for ten seconds. 
4. If a bale falls on the ground while stacking , the team is disqualified.
5. The team that finishes the task correctly in the shortest time, wins.
6. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 2:
Changing blades 

Instructions:

1. The team must change all the blades on a rear-mounted mower.
2. First you need to disassemble all the blades and put them on the table. Then you have to mount them on a mower correctly and tighten.
3. All the tools must be returned back to their initial place at the end of the task. The fastest team wins.
4. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 3:
Changing wheels 

Instructions:

1. The aim of the competition is to find the fastest way to change the wheels of a tractor, moving them and attaching them from one side to the other using given tools.
2. The fastest exchange will be taken into account in the final result.
3. All tools will be provided by the organizers.
4. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 4:
Log splitting

Instructions:

1. The team with better time wins.
2. The team needs to saw the log (at least 30 cm long) using a double handed saw in order to proceed with the log splitting. While cutting the log, all team members must be involved. The team will draw one of the prepared logs.
3. Afterwards, the team will cut each log into 8 parts and pile them at the given place.
4. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 5:
Tractor driving with a trailer

Instructions:

1. Show your skills in tractor driving with a trailer.
2. Demonstration of driving skills such as driving forward and reversing with a trailer on given circuit. 
3. A small tractor with a trailer will be driven (ZETOR).
4. The task points will depend on the speed (seconds), but also on your accuracy, precision and caution. 
5. Penalty seconds might be added for drifting off the given circuit. 
6. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 6:
Stacking square bales

Instructions:

1. Each team will have to stack a maximum amount of small square bales on a base surface (a pallet) within 10 minutes. 
2. Hay bales are stacked from the ground using either hands or a pitchfork. 
3. Each team member must take a turn at least once during the competition. 
4. Only the whole bales which stay upright on the base surface will be counted. 
5. One bale on the stack means one point.
6. If two stacks of bales will be equal in number, the time for the team to store the first 20 bales on a base surface is decisive. 

 

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Task 7:
Tractor driving with a water tank

Instructions:

1. The aim of the task is to show your driving skills - driving a tractor along a defined path with a water tank. 
2. Various skills will be tested during the drive (slalom, reverse driving, driving through a narrow passage, parking).
3. A large tractor (John Deere) will be used for driving.
4. One driver performs the ride forward, the other driver performs the ride in reverse.
5. Points will be awarded for the speed (seconds), but also for accuracy, precision and carefulness of driving.
6. Penalty seconds will be given for losing water from the tank or touching the edge of the defined driving path.
7. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 8:
Throwing straw bales 

Instructions:

1. The aim of the task is to throw the maximum number of small straw bales with pitchforks to the top of a tall pile of large straw bales - all within 10 minutes.
2. All members of the team have to be involved.
3. Points will be awarded only for those bales that will be placed on top of the pile without falling back down.
4. Each bale that stays on top of the pile counts for one point.
5. In case of two teams placing the same number of bales, the time in which the first 10 bales were placed by each team will be taken into consideration.

 

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Task 9:
Making beehive frames

Instructions:

1. The aim of this task is to make two beehive frames - assembling and wiring them. 
2. The task is performed by 4 team members who form 2 pairs. Each pair makes 1 beehive frame.
3. The competitors have to make 2 beehive frames according to instructions - put the frames together with nails and a hammer, drill holes for the wire, thread the wire through the holes, stretch the wire and curl the wire on two beehive frames (2 x 2 nails are used for the upper part and 2 x 1 nail for the lower part). 5 holes are drilled on the upper and lower part, through which the wire is threaded. Two nails are used to attach the wire. After the wire is stretched, it is curled with a wire-curling tool.
4. For evaluation, the time for making two frames is taken into consideration. For each nail that is outside the wooden frame, there will be a penalty of 10 seconds. 
5. If the wire breaks, the team starts threading it again.
6. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 10:
Guessing animal live weight

Instructions:

1. Show your skills in estimating animal live weight.
2. Teams have to guess the weight of different animals.
3. The variance of the results in relation to the effective weight is taken into account to score the teams and establish the ranking.
4. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 11:
Identifying the eggs 

Instructions:

1. The goal of this discipline is to match the eggs of domestic land fowl and water fowl to the corresponding poultry species and breeds.
2. Each team has to identify 12 different types of eggs. Each team member identifies 3 types of eggs.
3. The number of correct answers and the time elapsed will be taken into account when scoring the teams and establishing the ranking. The teams will be penalized for each incorrect answer.
4. The team with the best score and time will be the winning team.
5. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 12:
Identifying different crop plants and their seeds in Latin 

Instructions:

1. The teams have to identify individual crop plants (cereals, legumes, forage crops and oil crops) and name them in Latin (genus and species).
2. Team members have to identify 8 different types of seeds (cereals, legumes, forage crops and oil crops). The teams also have to identify 8 types of crop plants based on the pictures or actual plants.
3. The team members will fill in the forms with Latin names of the plants and seeds. The teams get 1 point for each correct answer. A total of 16 points can be achieved.
4. Time limit: 10 minutes.

 

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Task 13:
Fencing - Electric fence installation 

Instructions:

1. Competing teams must build an electric fence. On the competition day, teams will have the opportunity to view a model electric fence.
2. The poles must be staked into the soil and the electric wire must be placed as on the demonstration fence. 
3. The wire must be positioned through the insulating devices.
4. All necessary materials will be provided.
5. No material shall be touched prior to the start of the competition.
6. Time will be stopped when the last of the tools is returned to its original location. Every part of the fence (electric posts, stakes, a wire tensioner, and a wire) counts. The fastest team wins.
7. The team that exceeds the time limit of 15 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 14:
Identification of diseases, insect pests and weeds of cultivated crops 

Instructions:

1. The goal of the discipline is to prove the knowledge in the field of cultural plant protection - according to the image based attachment - on the time and accuracy
2. The task of all the team members is to find out and correctly identify the names of selected diseases, pests and weeds using the illustrative appendix. 
3. The team will complete the names of 4 diseases, 4 pests and 4 weeds in Latin in the prepared form. For each correct answer they are given 1 point. 12 points in total.
4. Time limit: 10 minutes

 

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Task 15:
Calculation and preparation of the animal feed ration

Instructions:

1. The objective of the task is to prepare a complete feed mixture for fattening pigs.
2. The whole team has to calculate the individual components of the feed mixture in kilograms based on the task (there will be three tasks- from which one of the contestants will have to draw one of them).
3. They have to weigh the calculated components on the weighing scales.
4. The competing team must then scrap the weighed ingredients in a scrapper.
5. They must take the scrapped feed mixture to the appointed place.
6. Time is a key factor, penalty seconds will be given for any inaccuracy.
7. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 16:
Hand milking 

Instructions:

1. Two members of each team must individually milk a model milking cow while every member can be replaced by the other one at any time.
2. Milking must be done with bare hands only by pressing. It is not allowed to pull on the teats.
3. The goal of the competition is to fill up the milking bucket.
4. The fastest team wins. 
5. The team that exceeds the time limit of 10 minutes will be disqualified.

 

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Task 17:
Apple peeling 

Instructions:

1. Every contestant of the team takes an apple and a knife and tries to peel the apple to get the longest continuous peel.
2. After the time limit runs out, the contestant hangs the peel in vertical position and the peel is measured without stretching.
3. The length of the peel is recorded and all results are evaluated. 
4. The team with the longest peel wins.

 

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Task 18:
Milk quality assessment and milk products tasting

Instructions:

1. Every contestant of the team must accomplish 2 tasks:
   1. to discern milk according to the kind of animal:
      1. there are 3 transparent glasses with 50ml samples of different milk (cow, sheep and goat) marked with numbers 1,2,3
      2. write the number of the milk sample and attach it to the correct animal (the name of the animal is in English) 
      3. every correct answer equals 1 point, maximum number of points awarded for this task is 3 
   2. to discern milk and milk products according to the level of fat 
      1. there are 3 transparent glasses with 50ml samples of cow milk and 2 transparent glasses with 50ml of milk cream marked with numbers 1,2,3,4,5:
         • fat-free cow milk with 0,5% milk fat
         • reduced-fat cow milk with 1,5% milk fat
         • whole cow milk with 3,5% milk fat
         • cow milk cream with 12% milk fat
         • cow milk cream with 33% milk fat
      2. write the number of the milk sample and the milk cream sample and attach it to the correct kind of milk and cream (the name is in English)
      3. every correct answer equals 1 point, maximum number of points awarded is 5   
2. The team with the highest number of points wins.
3. If there are teams with the same number of points, the winner is the team that accomplished both tasks in faster time.