National Farmers Union (NFU) urges the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to write regulations that ensure farmers and ranchers can repair their own equipment. Major farm equipment manufacturers refuse to provide farmers with full access to repair tools and information, leaving them no choice but to take their broken equipment to the manufacturer’s dealer. This has led to inflated repair costs and service delays for farmers.
Right to Repair is a pillar of NFU’s Fairness for Farmers campaign to address the monopoly crisis in agriculture. Just three manufacturers control the majority of farm equipment production, sales, and repairs, and use software locks to prevent farmers and independent mechanics from completing certain repairs.
Sign this petition and then submit your own comments to the Federal Register to show FTC farmers and ranchers support Right to Repair!
To: U.S. Federal Trade Commission
From: [Your Name]
NFU believes farmers and ranchers deserve the right to access, on fair and reasonable terms, the tools and information required to make timely farm equipment repairs.
Modern farm equipment requires special software tools to make certain repairs. Major equipment manufacturers refuse to make these tools available to farmers and independent mechanics, leaving farmers no choice but to take broken equipment to the manufacturer’s dealer. These restrictions lead to inflated repair costs and service delays during tight planting and harvest windows that can cost farmers their crop.
The FTC should write and implement rules that ensure farmers, ranchers, and independent mechanics have access to the tools and information needed to repair farm equipment.
Farmers, ranchers, and our communities need the Right to Repair!
