The fight for our right to repair the stuff we own has suffered a huge setback. As anyone who repairs electronics knows, keeping a device in working order often means fixing both its hardware and ...

CHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The American Farm Bureau Federation and machinery manufacturer Deere & Co (DE.N), opens new tab signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday that ensures farmers have the ...

Virginia farmer John Boyd Jr. calls for right to repair his own equipment, saying manufacturers' repair limits keep farmers paying steep fees and waiting weeks for fixes.

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating tractor giant Deere & Co. over whether its agricultural equipment repair practices violate antitrust or consumer protection laws. The existence of the ...

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Like many parts of modern life, tractors have gone high-tech, often running on advanced computer systems. But some manufacturers are tight-lipped about how these electronics work, making it difficult ...

Scott Potmesil, a fourth-generation farmer who raises cattle in Sandhills, Nebraska, recently bought a John Deere tractor that is over 25 years old. He said he purposely went looking for the older ...

The National Farmers' Federation has renewed calls for the federal government to reform laws to allow farmers the right to repair their own machinery. US farmers are now able to repair John Deere ...

A N.C. Senate committee on Tuesday walked back a provision that would have made it easier for farmers to access diagnostic and repair tools for complicated electronic parts on their equipment. Here, ...

The Farm Bureau's national convention has adopted a new policy on farmers' right to repair their tractors and combines, ratcheting up the pressure on manufacturers to strike a deal with farmers and ...

NSW Farmers, the Victorian Farmers' Federation and GrainGrowers have united with the NFF in calling for laws to force a stop ...

I squatted down in the dirt and took stock of my inadequate tools. Over my left shoulder a massive John Deere tractor loomed. I came here to fix that tractor. So far, things weren’t going as planned.