FTC reaches settlement with Deere in ‘right to repair’ suit

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 14, 2026

Words: 347

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Advocates for farmers’ right to repair their own equipment without having to rely on expensive repairs from company-certified technicians gained a win last week as several states and the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against Deere & Company, which builds and sells the popular John Deere line of farm equipment.

The settlement requires the company to give everyone, “the same equipment repair resources, including applicable software capabilities, that it …

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