Manitoba farmers want to be able to fix their own equipment; the recently introduced Bill 15 may lay groundwork for that to happen.
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Manitoba Bill 15 offers right to repair hope for farmers
Keystone Agricultural Producers welcomes new legislation that could require equipment manufacturers to provide the diagnostic tools and software needed for on-farm repairs
Electric fence to keep mice out of combines
Rodent Shield Systems, shown at Germany’s Agritechnica 2025 show, meant to reduce mice and rat damage while combines are in storage
Rodent Shield Systems reduces off-season damage in stored combines from mice and rats via an electric fence.
Deere must face FTC’s antitrust lawsuit over repair costs, US judge rules
Suite alleges Deere violated U.S. antitrust laws by controlling too tightly where and how farmers could repair equipment
Agriculture equipment giant Deere must face a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its authorized dealer network and driving up their costs for parts and repairs, a U.S. judge has ruled.
Right to repair bills passed by Canadian government
The Canadian Senate passed two 'right to repair' bills amending the country's Copyright Act on Oct. 31, with the legislation now awaiting royal assent before becoming law.
Is the right to repair farm equipment a cybersecurity problem?
Farm equipment brands should be proactive about allowing controlled CPU access, security expert says
With rising cybersecurity threats, farm machinery brands have to protect their systems, but farmers want more access to the cab computer and argue for the right to repair their own equipment.
Ottawa lines up with farmers on right-to-repair
Feds to call for owners to be able to repair their own equipment
The federal government says it’s siding with Canadian farmers on the right-to-repair debate. An announcement this week from the federal government called for an adjustment to the Competition Act that would prevent manufacturers from refusing to provide the means of device and product repair in an “anti-competitive manner.” That declaration came in the government’s 2023
When right to repair is not right to repair
I’ve had a hard time getting my morning coffee lately. The culprit is the multi-buttoned, digital-screened, expensive coffee maker taking up way too much space on the kitchen counter. Instead of pressing a button, walking away and coming back to a cup of joe, I’m instead greeted with the message “Fill H20,” despite the brimming
Agco, Kubota sign onto U.S. right-to-repair pledge
Firms join Deere, CNH in pacts with Farm Bureau
Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday announced it had reached memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with equipment firms Agco and
Comment: Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’
This would empower consumers, support competition and benefit the environment
On March 28, the Canadian government’s budget announcement introduced a plan to implement a “right to repair” for electronic devices and home appliances in 2024, alongside a new five-year tax credit worth $4.5 billion for Canadian clean tech manufacturers. The federal government will begin consultations on the plan in the summer. The right to repair
Colorado’s ag equipment right-to-repair bill signed into law
Bills introduced in 16 states
Reuters — Colorado’s governor signed the nation’s first right-to-repair legislation into law on Tuesday, giving the state’s farmers and ranchers the autonomy to fix their own equipment. The bill, which requires manufacturers such as Deere and Co. to provide manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, garnered bipartisan support as farmers grew increasingly frustrated with