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Congress Needs to Codify Farmers' Right-to-Repair

Economy And Jobs,US Congress,Rural America,Farmers,Civil Rights,Agriculture,Big Business

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Agriculture probably isn't the first industry that comes to mind when thinking of the latest technology, but farmers and ranchers rely on machines dependent on the latest technology.

"Farm equipment can't be repaired with the turn of a wrench or a piece of bailing wire anymore," the American Farm Bureau (AFB) says. Instead, most equipment requires experts to repair it – but when a manufacturer requires equipment to be repaired at their dealership, it comes at a hefty cost to a farmer's bottom line...

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