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This 2003 paper describes a warning system where up-to-date and local agricultural information is communicated by SMS. The system has two types of warnings. Push-type warnings are sent regularly or when certain criteria are met, as specified by the user, while pull-type warnings are sent on the user’s request by SMS. Applying widely distributed and well-known technology, the SMS systems make information and decision support available to the farmer whenever he needs it and wherever he is. The paper describes the SMS systems and analyses the uptake by users.