What do pissed off farmers and broken McFlurry machines have to do with each other? More than you’d think. Both are part of the story behind the modern right-to-repair movement. In this episode, Jason ...

For more than a few years now, we’ve been covering the saga of tractors from the larger manufacturers on which all components are locked down by software to the extent that they can only be replaced ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... All across the heartland, farmers are getting their equipment ready for planting season. It’s a critical period; if you are going to maximize the value of ...

The software that runs John Deere tractors was successfully “jailbroken” at this year’s DEF CON hacker convention, enabling farmers to repair or retune their equipment without engaging with the ...

A hacker named Sick Codes has demonstrated a way to jailbreak John Deere tractors, which could allow farmers the opportunity to self-repair their equipment. When you think of technological innovations ...

Farmers have been some of the strongest allies in the ongoing battle to make it easier for everyone to fix their electronics. This week, though, a powerful organization that’s supposed to lobby on ...

CHICAGO (CN) — Affirming the rights of farmers to repair their own equipment, John Deere has agreed to settle an antitrust case brought over its tractor repair requirements. In a 37-page complaint ...

Last summer, Walter Schweitzer had set out to bale his field of dry hay, and was moving quickly to beat the rain when his tractor broke down. The Montana farmer couldn’t figure out what had ...

A quick repair on the tractor turns into a tougher fix when the machine starts fighting back. Real farm work means solving problems as they come.

AS DEVICES go, smartphones and tractors are on the opposite ends of the spectrum. And an owner of a chain of mobile-device repair shops and a farmer of corn and soyabeans do not usually have much in ...