Farmers and ranchers across the Midwest say regulation is the only path forward to fixing their own equipment. But there’s been strong opposition to right to repair legislation, as manufacturers ...

Status of the 'Right to repair' in Midwest, Plains states Right to repair farm equipment bills were introduced in several states this year.

For the right to repair farm equipment — from thin tractors used between grape vines to behemoth combines for harvesting grain that can cost over half a million dollars — Colorado is joined by ...

The issue is whether the tractor giant's agricultural equipment repair practices violate antitrust or consumer protection laws.

US farmers will have the right to repair tractors and other agricultural equipment from John Deere without having to use the manufacturer’s own parts and facilities, under an agreement the ...

Tractors, combines, and other farm equipment have become increasingly software-dependent and computerized in the past several decades. Farmers cannot simply swap out parts because many are serialized, ...

For the right to repair farm equipment — from thin tractors used between grape vines to behemoth combines for harvesting grain that can cost over half a million dollars — Colorado is joined by ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. and the American Farm Bureau Federation have signed a memorandum of understanding that ensures farmers and ranchers have the right to repair ...

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 ...

Farmer Beware: When a Tractor Repair Triggers an IRS Audit When the IRS audited the Hajda farm, an agent arrived at the property, sat inside the farmhouse kitchen, and pored over the family’s ...

Trinity Dale Wells is a cattle farmer on a small farm of about 150 acres he leases in Franklin County in northwest Alabama. Wells has owned John Deere tractors his whole life. Last year the stop ...