Long time readers will have followed the twists and turns of the John Deere repair saga, in which the agricultural machinery manufacturer has used DRM to restrict the repair of its tractors.

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission is investigating tractor manufacturer John Deere over long standing allegations that Deere makes its farm equipment hard to repair.

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) warned John Deere that it could be violating the Clean Air Act by excluding information in their manuals about farmers’ right to choose a repair shop from which to seek ...

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating farm equipment giant John Deere over its repair practices, according to a civil investigative demand (CID) newly made public. The agency is looking ...

I contacted a number in the manual, which was no help…just a lot of recordings sending me everywhere else if it wasn’t putting me on hold. I was finally redirected to a John Deere repair ...

questioning whether John Deere is living up to the promises it made to support people's right to repair. And if it's not fulfilling those promises, it may be failing in its obligations under America's ...

Robb Greene, R-Shelbyville, introduced House Bill 1155, which mandates farm equipment manufacturers in Indiana, such as John Deere, to grant Hoosiers the right to repair. The bill requires ...

In January 2023, following years of legal challenges from farmers wanting to simply fix their own farm equipment outside ...

Tractor maker John Deere has agreed to give its US customers the right to fix their own equipment. Previously, farmers were only allowed to use authorised parts and service facilities rather than ...

Farm Journal reached out to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), as well as John Deere ... providing repair tools, spare parts, information guides, training videos and manuals ...

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is probing farm equipment maker Deere DE.N over the company's repair policies ... to state in user manuals that equipment ...