Summary of newsmakers of the previous day – 3.4.2006

Mládek wants advantageous loans for farmers afflicted by flood

The Ministry of Agriculture will introduce a proposal to the government which should help farmers afflicted by this year’s floods. The farmers could get advantageous loan from the Subsidiary and Guarantee Rural and Forestry Fund. It was reported by the Minister of Agriculture Jan Mládek at the international fair Techagro in Brno. The farmers welcome this approach.

Zetor will start production of two new models of tractor

Engineering company Zetor will start two new models of tractor this year. They will be determined for European and North-American market, said Vojtech Pánik, a director of the firm at the international fair Techagro in Brno. A price of machines which were introduced newly just at Brno fairground is with basic equipment 1,3 million in Forterra; in Proxima Plus it has not been set yet.

Huntsmen in Olomouc region are afraid of death of game due to floods

Huntsmen in Olomouc region are afraid of large death of game due to floods. According to them after an extremely hard winter the water means for weakened animals next infliction. It is one infliction by one.

Water from water supply does not transmit bird flu; waterworks has made prevention

Water from water supply does not transmit bird flu, a spokeswoman from Pražské vodovody a kanalizace (Prague water supplies and sewerage) Marcela Dvořáková ensured. Drinking water is disinfected with chlorine; in some water preparing plants the water is also ozonized before chlorination, she explained.