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, ...

"Right to repair" legislation is an issue that political candidates across the U.S. have made part of their affordability ...

Across the farm belt, the cost of keeping modern machinery running has become a flashpoint, as growers push for the legal right to fix their own tractors instead of relying on expensive, tightly ...

An Internal Revenue Service agent red-flagged a $7,800 tractor repair, entered the home of a Texas farming couple, sat in their kitchen for two full days, and combed through three years of financial ...

The plaintiffs argued that customers have been forced to pay John Deere for repair service when they could have done the work.

Not only is proprietary software an issue with John Deere, it's a problem that could affect your car, as well. Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car ...

Only one state, Colorado, has passed legislation that allows farmers to repair farm machinery themselves. Michigan hopes to soon be another in the battle for the right to repair their own equipment.

Colorado has enacted the nation’s first state law guaranteeing farmers a right to repair tractors and other equipment themselves or at independent repair shops. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, ...