There's a Thriving John Deere™ Black Market as Farmers Fight for "Right to Repair"

"One reason right to repair has been such a contentious issue in ag states is that time is a crucial commodity since crops are reliant on seasons.'When crunch time comes and we break down, chances are we don't have time to wait for a dealership employee to show up and fix it," Danny Kluthe, a hog farmer in Nebraska, said during testimony to his state's legislature earlier this month. "Most all the new equipment [requires] a download [to fix].'"