Georgia Among Many States without Right-to-Repair Law
The deal gives farmers access to the same repair tools as dealers and lets regulators enforce compliance for 10 years.
- Minnesota and four other states joined the Federal Trade Commission in settling a high-profile lawsuit against Deere, requiring the company to provide farmers with repair software and diagnostic tools.
- Asserting that the Moline, Illinois, company acted unlawfully, Minnesota attorneys filed the lawsuit in January 2025, claiming Deere "inflated farmers' repair costs and degraded farmers' ability to obtain timely repairs."
- Taking a pro-agriculture approach to business regulation, Ellison approved the settlement, ensuring farmers are "no longer at the whim of a corporate overlord" for the next 10 years.
- Minnesota Farmers Union President Gary Wertish called the settlement a "positive step," while Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing noted existing MOUs already ensured farmers "gained access to the tools necessary to make reasonable repairs."
- David Shaw, principal deputy director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, encouraged producers to report anticompetitive conduct, adding the agency is also investigating the fertilizer industry.
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Georgia among many states without right-to-repair law
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