Bill Lets Iowa Farmers Disable Diesel Exhaust Systems on Farm Equipment

Bill lets Iowa farmers disable diesel exhaust systems on farm equipment

The Iowa House has passed a bill with new state restrictions on farm implement companies, so the owners of tractors and combines could repair the diesel exhaust fluid systems on the equipment themselves. Republican Representative Derek Wulf of Hudson, who’s a farmer, goes even farther, suggesting it could be interpreted to mean the systems could […]

Farmers could disable diesel exhaust fluid systems under House-passed bill

The Iowa House advanced a bill Monday that would allow farmers to disable the diesel exhaust fluid, or DEF, systems required by federal emissions laws. House File 2529 would require manufacturers of farm equipment with DEF systems to provide diagnostic…

Iowa lawmakers advance bill allowing farmers to repair DEF systems

Lawmakers in the Iowa House have passed a bill that would allow farmers to make their own repairs to ag equipment. Hudson Republican Derek Wulf says the legislation addresses maintenance on machinery with diesel exhaust fluid systems, known as DEF. “This bill is simple,” Wulf said. “It gives farmers and ranchers the ability to repair […] The post Iowa lawmakers advance bill allowing farmers to repair DEF systems appeared first on Brownfield Ag N…

The Iowa House has passed a bill with new state restrictions on farm implement dealerships

The Iowa House has passed a bill with new state restrictions on farm implement dealerships -- so the owners of tractors and combines could repair the diesel exhaust fluid systems on the equipment themselves. Republican Representative Derek Wulf of Hudson, who's a farmer, goes even farther, suggesting it could be interpreted to mean the systems could be permanently disabled. "This bill is simple," Wulf said. "It gives farmers and ranchers the abi…