Farm Action reacted to the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against John Deere over the right to repair.
The Commission alleges John Deere is illegally driving up costs by forcing farmers to repair their equipment at authorized dealers.
Farm Action’s Chief Strategy Officer Joe Maxwell says they applaud the FTC for taking this bold action to bring justice to farmers who have been stripped of the right to repair their own equipment.
“That robs them of time and money as a result,” Maxwell says.
“By withholding software information to diagnose and repair equipment, manufacturers are forcing farmers to often face long wait times and sometimes drive hundreds of miles to find an authorized dealer.”
The long drives or wait times jeopardize hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential yields.
Farm Action has led a nationwide Right to Repair campaign demanding that farmers are given the right to repair their own equipment.
