Farmers in Nebraska, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York are staging something of a mechanical revolt. They're attempting to get legislation passed in their states ...

In “Your Right to Repair AI Systems,” data scientist Rumman Chowdhury tells a surprising story that connects farmers, hackers ...

United States farmers have fought John Deere hard over the right to repair their six-figure pieces of equipment. For years, the ag manufacturer has set up software locks that can only be disabled by ...

The right to repair agreement would apply to tractors, combines, tillage equipment, and some off-road vehicles used in agriculture. Image: dvande (Shutterstock) A battle for progressive tech has been ...

The software in Peter Ripka’s $120,000 tractor gave him an error code and cut the engine to 50% capacity, and Ripka couldn’t figure out why. He was locked out ...

When Missouri farmer Jared Wilson’s equipment system malfunctioned, he was unable to test the hydraulic pressure himself because he didn’t have access to John Deere’s software diagnostic tool. He had ...

The company signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation — but can exit the agreement if state or federal right-to-repair laws go into effect. The company signed a ...

Last summer, Walter Schweitzer had set out to bale his field of dry hay, and was moving quickly to beat the rain when his tractor broke down. The Montana farmer couldn’t figure out what had ...