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Consumer Law

Jan. 10, 2023

In a win for 'right to repair', Deere strikes deal with farmers

In the memorandum of understanding, which was signed and took effect on Sunday, Deere & Company agreed to make manufacturer's tools, specialty tools, software and documentation available to farmers and independent repair facilities throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

In a win for 'right to repair', Deere strikes deal with farmers
John Deere CP690 "Spindle picker" type cotton harvesting machine working on a field in Merced, November 10, 2019. Shutterstock

The John Deere company signed an agreement over the weekend with the American Farm Bureau Federation granting farmers who own the company’s tractors and other products access to the manufacturer’s tools in a win for the right to repair movement.

In the memorandum of understanding, which was signed and took effect on Sunday, Deere & Company agreed to make manufacturer’s tools, specialty tools, software and documentation available to far...

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