CHICAGO (CN) — John Deere is illegally monopolizing the U.S. tractor repair industry, according to a class action antitrust lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court on Wednesday. The suit alleges that, ...

WASHINGTON — Owners of John Deere tractors and other farming equipment in the U.S. will now be able to repair their own equipment, under an accord reached between the American Farm Bureau Federation ...

US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has sent a letter to John May, CEO of agricultural equipment maker Deere & Company, questioning whether John Deere is living up to the promises it made to support ...

for a repair because a blade could injure bystanders when the tractor is in reverse, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall was placed Aug. 4, 2016. This recall is for John ...

Owning a $500,000 tractor doesn’t mean you can fix it. Welcome to John Deere’s digital nightmare, where farmers resort to Ukrainian hackers just to repair equipment they legally own. This isn’t ...

United States farmers have fought John Deere hard over the right to repair their six-figure pieces of equipment. For years, the ag manufacturer has set up software locks that can only be disabled by ...

Deere & Co. says it will make expanded repair software available to customers, a win for farmers who have lobbied for years for the ability to do their own mechanical work. The Moline, Illinois-based ...

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Back in 2018, John Deere struck a voluntary agreement in which it would provide manuals, training, and diagnostic software for tractors available to purchase by January 1, 2021. The company does not ...