John Deere on Monday announced a $99 million settlement agreement to resolve numerous farmer-initiated lawsuits filed in 2022 that alleged the company was monopolizing the repair market by limiting farmers’ …
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EPA Issues Guidance to Allow Farmers and Independent Shops to Repair Equipment Emissions
by Colter BrownIn a single guidance document from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Trump administration on Monday essentially wiped away the stated reason why equipment companies restrict farmers and independent repair …
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Trump Says Administration Will Roll Back Environmental Rules on Farm Machinery
by Colter BrownPresident Donald Trump says his administration will move to scale back environmental requirements on tractors and other farm machinery, arguing the changes will lower equipment costs and make repairs simpler …
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Federal Trade Commission Sues John Deere Over Right to Repair Equipment
by Colter BrownJohn Deere’s practices to restrict farmers from the ability to seek repairs for farm equipment including tractors have unfairly driven up equipment repair costs, the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys …
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John Deere has given farmers the green light to have at least some emission control devices and systems on its equipment repaired by independent repair shops. The move comes after …
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New Right to Repair MOUs Bring Industry Coverage to 70%
by Colter BrownThe American Farm Bureau Federation signed two more memoranda of understanding with two agricultural equipment manufacturers, AGCO and Kubota, providing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm …
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OMAHA (DTN) – Colorado legislators passed the nation’s first agriculture equipment right-to-repair bill Tuesday, putting the state at odds with John Deere and other equipment manufacturers that have signed agreements …
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The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, Case IH and New Holland, signed a memorandum of understanding today that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their …
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It is rare that both the Senate Ag Committee and the House Ag Committee discuss the same subject at the exact same time, but that is what happened at the …
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The Biden administration has sided with farmers in an ongoing right-to-repair antitrust lawsuit filed against John Deere, asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Illinois on Monday …
