Texting feed help for Ulster farmers

Telephone technology is helping Northern Ireland farmers to assess their livestock feed supplies this winter, according to The Belfast Telegraph.

"Thanks to text messaging, Belfast-based United Feeds is keeping them abreast of costs during the most intensive feeding period of the year.

Sent free of charge up to three times a week, the text messages contain up-to-the-minute trading prices as set on the world feeds market, providingfarmers with an independent pricing reference to aid their purchasing decisions."

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