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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued farm equipment maker Deere & Co., alleging it illegally drives up repair costs by forcing farmers to rely on its authorized John Deere dealer ...

“Deere supports a customer’s right to safely maintain, diagnose and repair their equipment,” said John Deere in a company statement. “When customers buy from John Deere, they own the ...

The FTC is suing Deere & Company for allegedly holding a “monopoly” on repair tools necessary for fully functioning repairs on Deere agricultural equipment.

The US trade regulator is taking legal action against agricultural machinery manufacturer John Deere for using monopolistic practices to undermine the right to repair of US farmers. Modern ...

Minnesota farmers who've long pushed for the right to independently repair their own agricultural equipment are celebrating a lawsuit filed against John Deere, in which the company is accused of ...

John Deere said it plans to “vigorously defend itself against this baseless lawsuit.” In Minnesota, lawmakers in 2023 passed their own wide-reaching right-to-repair law, following in the ...

Advocates for farmers say equipment repair delays could be costly for farmers with seeding and harvesting deadlines. The company called the suit "baseless." ...

John Deere's controversial practice that requires farmers to use its dealer network for repairs draws a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission ...

Minnesota farmers who've long pushed for the right to independently repair their own agricultural equipment are celebrating a lawsuit filed against John Deere, in which the company is accused of ...