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Right to Repair

Manufacturing Shortliner News 

FTC Files Lawsuit Against Deere

January 22, 2025January 22, 2025 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere, Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Deere & Co., on January 15 alleging the company’s repair practices violate competition law.

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Trade Commission Probes Deere Over Right to Repair

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere, Federal Trade Commission

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Deere & Co. to determine whether the tractor giant’s equipment repair policies violate consumer protection laws, according to a public filing.

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Manufacturing Shortliner News 

Deere Warning a Win for Right-to-Repair Advocates

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere, Montana Farmers Union

Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer sees the EPA’s recent warning to John Deere as a significant win for farmers’ right to repair. The warning addressed Deere’s equipment manuals that limit emissions control system repairs to authorized dealers, potentially violating the law.

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Shortliner News 

Canada House Passes Right-to-Repair Legislation

November 16, 2023November 16, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Canada

Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) explains the recent passing of Canadian right-to-repair legislation

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Shortliner News 

Apple Supports CA Right to Repair

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, California Legislation, Apple

Apple is backing a right-to-repair bill in California, a major shift in the company’s policy who has historically opposed right-to-repair efforts.

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Shortliner News 

Clean Air Act Does Not Impede Right to Repair

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Clean Air Act

In their opposition to Right to Repair legislation, equipment manufacturers and dealers have invoked EPA regulations a as justification for their need to restrict repair.

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Shortliner News 

AGCO and Kubota Sign Right to Repair

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Kubota, AGCO

The American Farm Bureau Federation signed two more memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with two agricultural equipment manufacturers, AGCO and Kubota.

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Colorado Passes Right-to-Repair Bill

April 14, 2023April 19, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere, Colarado

Colorado legislators passed the nation’s first agriculture equipment right-to-repair bill Tuesday.

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Biden Admin Sides With Farms on Repairs

February 21, 2023February 27, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair

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 to rule against a company motion that could lead to dismissal in the case.

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Shortliner News 

NFU Supports Right-to-Repair Provisions in Clean Air Act

February 17, 2023February 21, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Willie Cade, NFU

The National Farmers Union (NFU) announced support for a petition to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce provisions in the Clean Air Act (CAA) that allow farmers and ranchers to repair their own equipment.

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Shortliner News Legislative 

Deere Seeks to Dismiss Class Action on Right-to-Repair

January 26, 2023February 27, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere, Class Action Lawsuit

The future of a right-to-repair class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 16 farms against John Deere is in the hands of a federal judge.

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Right vs. Ability to ‘Repair”

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Tim Brannon

https://www.rurallifestyledealer.com/articles/10471-right-vs-ability-to-repair?utm_source=omail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly&utm_content=rld&oly_enc_id=5134G3785801C9Y

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Shortliner News 

Deere Says Farmers Can Fix Their Tractors—Sometimes

January 13, 2023January 17, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere, Farm Bureau Federation

John Deere signed an agreement this week to let farmers repair their own equipment. Farmers and their advocates have little trust that Deere will actually follow through on their promise.

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Farmers Win Right-to-Repair Deere Equipment

January 9, 2023January 11, 2023 Gina Clark Right to Repair, Deere

Farmers will now have the right to repair tractors and other agricultural equipment from John Deere without having to use the manufacturer’s own parts and facilities.

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Shortliner News 

Right-to-Repair Not Gaining Much Ground

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair

It’s been an uphill battle but the right-to-repair movement isn’t giving up and is getting closer to winning over lawmakers, says a leading American advocate.

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Shortliner News Legislative Dealer News 

Canadian Equipment Dealers Speak Out Against Right-to-Repair

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 Gina Clark Right to Repair, NAEDA

NAEDA is speaking out against a “right-to-repair” private member’s bill that would amend the Copyright Act to allow Canadians to circumvent computer software to diagnose, maintain, or repair a product, whether that’s a phone, a household appliance, a car, or a tractor.

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Court Consolidates Deere Right-to-Repair Cases

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Right to Repair, Deere

Majority of class-action lawsuits brought against John Deere over the right to repair farm equipment will be heard by a federal court in Illinois

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FTC Takes Action on Restrictions to Right to Repair

June 22, 2022July 13, 2022 Vernon Schmidt Right to Repair, FTC, Warranties

Agency Orders Require Companies to Fix Warranties, Come Clean with Customers, and Compete Fairly with Independent Repairers

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Shortliner News Ag 

Lawmakers File Right-to-Repair, Suits Continue

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair

A bill filed in the U.S. would require all tools and equipment, wireless transmission of repair and diagnostic data, and access to on-board diagnostic systems needed for repairs be made available to the independent repair industry.

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Shortliner News Ag 

Right-to-Repair Suits Continue

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair

A cattle farmer in Alabama filed suit after he allegedly paid more than $600 for a repair that took fewer than three minutes to complete.

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Biden Takes Aim at Tractor, Combine Repairs

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair, Biden, FTC

Regardless of the outcome, the president’s actions have turned the hot light of public opinion on the right-to-repair issue.

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Opinion: Executive Order Creates Opportunities for Farmers and Ranchers

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 Vernon Schmidt Right to Repair, Farm Bureau Federation

Limiting who can work on a piece of machinery drives up costs and increases down-time. Ensuring farmers have the ability to perform cost-effective repairs on their own equipment will keep America’s farms running and financially sustainable.”

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Shortliner Legislative 

EDA, Others, Unite Against Right-to-Repair

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Kristi Ruggles Right to Repair, AEM, EDA

EDA’s Natalie Higgins said the association has “worked in lockstep” with AEM and other associations to oppose “an onslaught of so-called right-to-repair bills …”

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News 

Right-to-Repair Gains More Attention in National Campaigns

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Rachel Boehm Right to Repair, Bernie Sanders

In Iowa this week, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders shared policy ideas he believes to be answers to a slumping farm

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News Ag Legislative 

Presidential Hopeful Warren Tackles Right to Repair

April 17, 2019May 21, 2019 Kristi Ruggles Elizabeth Warren, Right to Repair

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) rolled out an extensive agriculture platform during a recent campaign stop in Iowa. It included a

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