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1y ago

The argument was ultimately made that since equipment manufacturers had agreed to provide "everything" needed for consumer-directed repair they would not be harmed by being subject to a statute. The hearing effectively called John Deere's bluff and demonstrated that MOUs were not enough to address the issue of Right to Repair. It was a very big step forward for all of us. and John Deere, and Advocates noted that the timing of the MOU was clearly intended to forestall this legislation from moving. Opponents argued that the MOUs would provide farmers with all the information a ..read more

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Not to mention that keeping repairs in house gives Deere a lock on data being harvested from every piece of equipment in real time. Many credit Deere’s stock rebound during the pandemic to their investment in “smart farming” equipment, including planters that pick the best spot to stick seeds based on past yields, and sprayers that have weed-destroying algorithms. Blocking agricultural Right to Repair lets Deere keep a monopoly on the data that their new Chief Technology Officer manages.

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1y ago

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Subscription revenue for Deere’s proprietary “Service Advisor” diagnostic software is undoubtedly high—one dealer sells the package online for $8500 for the first year (note the emphasis that this subscription provides diagnostic codes but will not authorize farmers to repair their own equipment). Without the ability for a farmer to buy an alternative set of diagnostic tools, it’s also a monopoly. I suspect, as a former lessor, that Deere influences the used market for trade-ins..

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John Deere is trying to block the agricultural Right to Repair in Nebraska—which affects all of us, not just farmers. When farm equipment goes down in the middle of the season, it can cost farmers a harvest and the rest of us a meal. Everyone that eats has a horse in this race.

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