JONES COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - John Deere is launching a new tool it says will help farmers repair their own equipment. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission sued John Deere for what it said ...

Long time readers will have followed the twists and turns of the John Deere repair saga, in which the agricultural machinery manufacturer has used DRM to restrict the repair of its tractors. It may be ...

John Deere has been one of the stauncher opponents of right to repair regulation, but it's now willing to make some concessions. Deere & Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the ...

Spring is planting season for Missouri farmer Jared Wilson. It’s his only opportunity during the year to get his corn and soybeans sown and sprayed. Not getting it right would affect his yield. But ...

For years, some farming and consumer advocacy groups have accused John Deere — maker of tractors, balers and all kinds of expensive farm equipment — of keeping farmers from accessing diagnostic tools ...

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 ...

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 ...

The FTC’s lawsuit is the latest salvo in the fight over right-to-repair. The FTC’s lawsuit is the latest salvo in the fight over right-to-repair. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the ...

Tractor maker John Deere faces a federal lawsuit that accuses the company of illegally forcing farmers to use only authorized dealers for critical repairs, boosting its multibillion-dollar profits.