September 20, 2007

Foot-and-mouth disease updates by SMS

The Government of Wales has just launched a text messaging service in response to complaints that farmers are struggling to get the latest information on the foot-and-mouth disease crisis.

Mobile users can sign up by textingt the word “ALERT” for updates in English, or the word “GWYBOD” for updates in Welsh to shrt code 64118.

[via Daily Post]

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