John Deere agreed to give farmers the right to fix their own tractors
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The agreement addresses a long-standing complaint from farmers about independent repairs of high-tech machinery
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Tractor Right to Repair bills considered by 15 states in 2023
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Editorial: Right to repair is essential to property rights, and farmers' livelihoods
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John Deere and American Farmers Sign Right-to-Repair Agreement
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California Farm Bureau sells out farmers, hands John Deere a monopoly over tractor repair - Boing Boing
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John Deere Promised Farmers It Would Make Tractors Easy to Repair. It Lied.
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Why Are Farmers Battling for the Right to Fix Their Own Tractors?
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Farmers Fight For Right To Repair Their Own Equipment – Food Tank
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Fixing Your Own John Deere Farm Equipment In Montana Is Now Legal
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John Deere Just Cost Farmers Their Right to Repair
John Deere will let US farmers repair their own equipment
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Colorado Passes First Tractor Right to Repair Law — Food & Power