CHICAGO (CN) — John Deere is illegally monopolizing the U.S. tractor repair industry, according to a class action antitrust lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court on Wednesday. The suit alleges that, ...

Owning a $500,000 tractor doesn’t mean you can fix it. Welcome to John Deere’s digital nightmare, where farmers resort to Ukrainian hackers just to repair equipment they legally own. This isn’t ...

Spring is planting season for Missouri farmer Jared Wilson. It’s his only opportunity during the year to get his corn and soybeans sown and sprayed. Not getting it right would affect his yield. But ...

Farmers around the world have turned to tractor hacking so they can bypass the digital locks that manufacturers impose on their vehicles. Like insulin pump “looping” and iPhone jailbreaking, this ...

WASHINGTON — Owners of John Deere tractors and other farming equipment in the U.S. will now be able to repair their own equipment, under an accord reached between the American Farm Bureau Federation ...

Like many parts of modern life, tractors have gone high-tech, often running on advanced computer systems. But some manufacturers are tight-lipped about how these electronics work, making it difficult ...

Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the company of potentially violating the Clean Air Act by omitting information about repairs in its manuals. Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the company of ...

Farmers now have the right to repair their John Deere tractors themselves or through independent third parties, ending a lengthy battle with the agricultural machinery company. On Saturday, John Deere ...