# John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-07-09 00:29 UTC · Category: Business · Sources: 21 · Current Velocity: 26.35

## Executive Summary
John Deere has reached a settlement with the FTC and several states, granting farm equipment owners the right to repair their own machinery.

## Intelligence Brief
John Deere has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. FTC and multiple states, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Arizona.


The agreement requires the company to provide repair software, diagnostic tools, and other repair resources to farmers and independent repair shops. Coverage from Reuters, AP News, and the New York Times emphasizes that this is a significant victory for the right-to-repair movement.


Reports from Gizmodo and Alpha News MN highlight that the settlement terms are set to last for 10 years, while NBC News notes that farmers and advocates are celebrating the move with caution. Future focus remains on the company's valuation following the deal, as noted by Yahoo Finance, and the practical implementation of the software and tool distribution required by the FTC.

## Verified Facts & Key Claims
### What must John Deere provide under the settlement?
The company is required to sell software, diagnostic tools, and repair resources to farmers and independent repair shops.

### How long does the settlement last?
According to coverage from Alpha News MN and Gizmodo, the right-to-repair settlement is for 10 years.

### Which government entities were involved in the lawsuit?
The settlement involves the US FTC and several states, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Arizona.

## Key People, Organizations & Locations
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## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackaday | Hackaday Links: July 12, 2026 | 2026-07-11 11:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTE00M3M0VHNadUExU25LdllsakNuYzdUM2Q0Yy1ybFVYbEVtT0VrRHFoSWhyYjBraHNmd1dtZVhfV0tVNkxOOFgybzNpckNzdGx3MklqeWQ3cDJUQ1ktaWRZX002dUU2V0ZpWDdOSA?oc=5) |
| Bring Me The News | John Deere agrees to settlement with Minnesota, others in ‘right to repair’ lawsuit | 2026-07-11 11:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAFBVV95cUxQVk43NkZ2U3BZOUphQ0txVHNvTEhQVUtvM3AzLWFMZFlwRHJHb01OTU01QjdlT0VMQndBOFMxY0RTaDRoRk5TVFBqZTE0cVZoNnZsLWdfb0VGc3F1dXBPN1c2SzJCZFZOSTQxNkNtX25XT3lxYUxMWFdBTkRxT3FtckIzVmJuTkF1MThyMldSOGEtM19DTUE3Ql9KNkVzUXpaTWp4Ul9xNnhLc29LUTg5WHROV3FRZ2hjYWlmMzhPemZOWm54?oc=5) |
| Yahoo Finance | Deere (DE) Following Right To Repair Deal Has Its Valuation Back In Focus | 2026-07-11 11:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOdXA4aTVUeEx5Z2ZCcnhMRmZVUUlMTE03YzFGaHZmbmE2LWcxUkxUdWlSVUg5eUFaQjJKcEFjaW5JY2I5TkFpZ2NhU1BLTGhoSlJRMG1CdzZEVG1aVXZBcUNubHpyTGZ2cDFwUlhzOEFicVBOTWF1OGFRVmVVbGlSbC1hWWZTYmsyd0xYb0hpZ0pJcDJ4U0dDblVjU1otckMxamVqVw?oc=5) |
| Yahoo Finance | Deere settles lawsuit by US FTC, states over equipment repair restrictions | 2026-07-11 11:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxPcVRSTW9ZeVdWbGlHRW9jOFIyMDAzR3BNRUVLN0FQTWIzM1NEcjFwcERkUnpBcENKaUR4OFRscEh3RHJxOEZVUzFua21ELVlLVm9qSkYxWnJ1T1lta2FlQWlPV3Q1RlEwY2x1N3ViUUtrZi15WnNhVHA2S0xmVXIyWFdXejVOYTVWc1FsdXVtbHZrZHBxVWVJNA?oc=5) |
| Alpha News MN | John Deere agrees to 10-year right-to-repair settlement | 2026-07-11 11:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxNeEFGVlFnM2c1RGRjeGprRU42U3hLS2JXUVNWSEFfVUVzNXFQNUpTRl8tX2RFY0hmRnBKSk5kSVVvc3ZXSlpyVUhJYzBHSkh0YTI2Y0xKUXUwYW9KMWFSa3NZOUxpa2VkSTlOM1Y1azZldGJCTzN5WXk0bFlaZUFiWVVWMXg?oc=5) |
| NYT > Business | John Deere Farm Equipment Owners Have Right-to-Repair, F.T.C. Says | 2026-07-09 21:07 | [Source Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/business/john-deere-ftc-right-to-repair.html) |
| NBC News | Farmers and advocates cautiously celebrate John Deere’s right to repair settlement | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQdFZONXp3TW9zX0d1R0hRLVBUYkpUbHpvQVN6RHlKc0JKaXNINnFNYjJ6Tk5DRGZxc2F6Vld4cjlGbWI4emN1ZkJQcnV6bGJBODBoaGJsRmlubWc0akxMbEZOUHRsNEJiOFNPcDFBUGdqVi11WnpvMUFMUW85U2NLTC1lbTR0UUxaUVVGcEhKLTFaUzBreTdmZExVQmtDYUI5YVE?oc=5) |
| The New York Times | John Deere Must Let Owners Repair Farm Equipment, Settlement Says | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxNemo1RFhUM0l3Z2lTSkU3aFc4MXZKakdzOHA2czRaVWlJX204U2k0S0J4QjN1RGVHY2V4NkRuQ2ROcFdMYkZ1VXZEMTNzWUEwZlhqa3N0ZVNiNVFJU2tTTFBPY21TdmFtUjVyUGltNFk5TEl1ekJMZG05a0x6MXdOckc2UmtKdw?oc=5) |
| 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS | John Deere settles antitrust suit, allows farmers to fix equipment at independent shops | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwwFBVV95cUxQNVNmdE45UVp0T21GdTNQXzVqOW8xdFpnMW5rS0twOHFjcjUxZVN0akZoU2ZfM3BuQkZrLUk2bGFfYVBmYlIyck9MV0p1Z212dWZHYUFmMEdkMVdDMVU5MFZFcHI4REpuSUJsbi03UzhhT1FaTGowSkd4eEkyVHRKZkpsVGc1dm9TOGxKN1JKSTBfdm1WbWZldkM3czFUTXlfcmdKdm1XR0w2QkVvVmh1YTFQS3JUNC1Ca3M0OE5vdi0wS2c?oc=5) |
| WBAY | John Deere required to sell software, repair resources to farmers and independent repair shops | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxQS2RZWkNDS2RYTzdRYnhPSUppQnB0TnQwWFUwNmNNSDM2dFVBQ3BJQ2RGbDZVNVZxaUFiNmUtcWstT2M5eF9nRFNKWXY1TDZyc0dIWVp4S3lJNTNTSFMxSVVHTnYyeWpXRFFfbTY5YWNDSk1XcEhqWXpSc1pWV0h4eEYyMHozTUJ1RzI1YWNyeFlwOWtTUTJNYWFuN3JrUEJ5LXNhQnVHdWJKN2N2VjFCWHF3dWQ1ME3SAcsBQVVfeXFMUG4xeU9mMEtoMkNxdkdNdFlWUkVicEF2dC0tZllEa1VfM0U4TEJvWm53OVVpRExicDkwd3FSZ1lzVWlKWktLSVlXU2N4dEMwUEZMZXVnaHpFWjFUbi16QjJuNGJVcHAzTHhWRVR1cXkzWHdZd0xpVHhhLWZhazZTNnlJOW8xRmJBME9oMlh5QnBubEVSUEdjLXpZOG0) |
| OurQuadCities | Settlement announced in Deere antitrust lawsuit | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxNYTBGZ2x6Z1c1cmxRUnliaGl1LWRDYl9rV1g5Z0NmNGptX3Z4b0gxT3JsdzEyUjZuLUdnZm5tM2xQRlMxWW5yZ3JFbXJ0b2tHajdQbjdJRHZjemR2QVhFaVYxc1VsN0RCTlhQdVd4S0pqTU1aMDhhWGxqOVdTY052THQ5Z3h2bFhTQ2NRcUtJcGcyb0xMRzFXVkNR0gGfAUFVX3lxTE1vNDJWWmprVTBqczNCUWtGcXo5VGdPTjZYY2s1U2o3MlQ4dmVYUmZZSGpzY2o1Y0w1SjE3Q0Y0ZVNOVEdtVjRmOHFfY0RxTkVWalZzLUc2YThBYkhUZllDRXNHSksxbkdaaU10MFpuaDJrSkdXOXdNdXFGXzhNLWNuVGI5TkJhRVM4NjlzOTBLMjBxZVpRTmlDb1d5UFlrUQ?oc=5) |
| KCRG | Deere reaches settlement with FTC in ‘right-to-repair’ antitrust lawsuit | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiogFBVV95cUxQZ0ZNc0JfcGJiZzdOenZNZzlTXzRFMVBQdUlWWkEwMDRaZHJnV0h4SjBXb2FjV0dQanVpajRJLTNFWndjemdwVXR3N054N3gxUFRxQnZjZ3hrU3dSREx4NVFYS2hzOEc4UGxIZDhlZ3J2bkpnX0dUY3ZiQ0tIVE0za3NwTmIyd0w3U1RPTFkyZTVNRGhSVGtzWm1ad0cwcE9mNFE?oc=5) |
| Gizmodo | John Deere’s Right-to-Repair Saga Is Finally Over—for 10 Years, at Least | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxQa1N2TmpQNi0ybXlfVXRNYVRvQk1qeTFYYWk1UDg3WUF1Tk9wcWV0d1c0TnNBUWw5Y3VTOUdua2VaVFoxQTBZcV9Bdy04cS1jclFZRTZfREMzQUp1Q2xGN3VLbldJZ0F3S3ZhR2JjNmFqbGFNbDdWb1dBV056aEtuVXU2ZlQzTmIzcVFwbmE4Y0RNZlNzTWt6OTNZMTdsT0ZReHo0?oc=5) |
| AgWeb | FTC Orders John Deere Provide Repair Software and Diagnostic Tools to Farmers | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxPekV4dmI4ejFhdVlmQ255RVFCWkd4RWNwbUdUZFYwVlFBeXdTTDJWdW51QWZVSmsyQ0NBUEc4djB3WWFVVTRXSzE5S2o0dVRUSUFSVHRPOWNmUDFYWTRWNk1zd2lWVkh2dXNxT2pTbUc3VGhqRS1XLUMzY2dVcGFOLVFEaXd6Y0JvSHlKUnVIck84ZTFXejhKQmJiMUhpNldk?oc=5) |
| AZ Family | Arizona AG Mayes helps force John Deere to let farmers fix their own equipment | 2026-07-08 23:16 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxQWXJaUWJyMDlFYktjamM0NmN4QnVPMzlfWUlkbGVxZWJ6VDlDalZZajVMR2tJdTZGb2Zmamx5VlI0ZW43Zkl1Vjk5cjVHdmNucTVNN3dndHJQSEVVWmltUjVleXNJUTZZN0dEOHBUaHBuQ0pBSkFmdzJaQTQ5SldXdEhhTmRZVjR2ZG9lZ2ZuVmI5anBUWmpXaG1uOVVha1hCdmotXzNHbFFqTE1fOVEweTF30gHGAUFVX3lxTE1vTjZrZXBGa19PaV9EMkpWYjNZdjVjalV1eURhRy1JWVhTNHlSc0NWcmxCR0Z4SzVrSGhjbnF2MWxRc0h6MXJiSFdOOF96bkpTNWRrRF9YdkJrWHUyX0U1OGJ0WHMwLXd5dlZOb1Q0RTdWX0NkLXpIRVpSQmprcG1ieVRZeVM3VHdNUHlEcDc4Njc3NWRDOGFjU2VYTEh0YXl) |

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