John Deere, FTC Reach Right-To-Repair Settlement

Deere & Co., better known as John Deere, has reached a right-to-repair settlement with the FTC, a settlement “that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment,” according to AP News. “For too long, Arizona farmers and independent mechanics have been at the mercy of Deere’s monopoly over repair tools, forced to wait — and pay — for authorized dealers just to fix broken tractors and other equipment,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said (more).