John Deere will pay farmers $99 million over right-to-repair lawsuit

John Deere has agreed to pay farmers $99 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit that accused the agricultural giant of preventing farmers and mechanics from accessing materials needed to repair equipment. As I mentioned earlier Reuters. like Part of the proposed settlementJohn Deere says it will provide repair resources for 10 years, “on a license or subscription basis.”

The company also agreed to begin allowing equipment owners and repair shops to reprogram equipment or perform diagnostics on it while offline by the end of 2026. These terms will allow equipment owners to “avoid going to authorized Deere dealers for repairs,” according to the settlement.