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The #FTCSettlement With #JohnDeere Is a Huge Win for the #RightToRepair Movement
After more than a decade of pushback, farmers and repair advocates have won access to equipment and services John Deere had long kept under its control.
Boone Ashworth, Jul 8, 2026
"On Wednesday, the US Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with tractor manufacturer John Deere over a 2025 lawsuit that accused the company of behavior that 'unlawfully acquired and maintained #monopoly power in markets for repair services for Deere #FarmEquipment.'
"The full statement lays out obligations for John Deere’s repair services, requiring the company to give farmers and third-party repair shops access to the same equipment and repair resources it provides to official John Deere dealers. This includes software capabilities, such as reading and resetting codes and pairing with other software, which customers have long had limited access to, creating delays when diagnosing equipment problems. Delayed fixes can mean delayed harvests, which many farmers saw as a fundamental threat to their livelihoods.
Under the agreement, John Deere will be required to provide this level of access, equipment, and services for the next 10 years, monitored by the FTC.
" 'After years of fighting for the right to repair, this order gives farmers real hope,' #WillieCade, a board member of the repair advocacy organization Repair.org, wrote in an email to WIRED. 'But promises on paper must become tools in farmers’ hands, and we will be watching implementation every step of the way.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fDY0d -
The #FTCSettlement With #JohnDeere Is a Huge Win for the #RightToRepair Movement
After more than a decade of pushback, farmers and repair advocates have won access to equipment and services John Deere had long kept under its control.
Boone Ashworth, Jul 8, 2026
"On Wednesday, the US Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with tractor manufacturer John Deere over a 2025 lawsuit that accused the company of behavior that 'unlawfully acquired and maintained #monopoly power in markets for repair services for Deere #FarmEquipment.'
"The full statement lays out obligations for John Deere’s repair services, requiring the company to give farmers and third-party repair shops access to the same equipment and repair resources it provides to official John Deere dealers. This includes software capabilities, such as reading and resetting codes and pairing with other software, which customers have long had limited access to, creating delays when diagnosing equipment problems. Delayed fixes can mean delayed harvests, which many farmers saw as a fundamental threat to their livelihoods.
Under the agreement, John Deere will be required to provide this level of access, equipment, and services for the next 10 years, monitored by the FTC.
" 'After years of fighting for the right to repair, this order gives farmers real hope,' #WillieCade, a board member of the repair advocacy organization Repair.org, wrote in an email to WIRED. 'But promises on paper must become tools in farmers’ hands, and we will be watching implementation every step of the way.' "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fDY0d