A new study by the National Farmers Union and US Public Interest Working Group (US PIRG) highlights farmers’ support of right to repair reform.
NFU’s Aaron Sheir tells Brownfield the study, including a survey of 75 US farmers, revealed three main findings regarding the access farmers have to repair ag equipment.
“Almost all of the survey respondents said that they support the right to repair, fair and reasonable access to parts and tools to do diagnostics so that they or independent mechanics, not tied to a specific equipment dealer, can do those repairs.”
He says farmers also indicated concerns that reliance on dealer technicians has led to higher repair costs.
