Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that her office, together with the Federal Trade Commission and the states of Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, has reached a settlement with Deere & Company resolving allegations that the agricultural equipment giant illegally restricted farmers’ and independent repair shops’ ability to fix their own tractors and other farm equipment.

"For too long, Arizona farmers and independent mechanics have been at the mercy of Deere’s monopoly over repair tools, forced to wait — and pay — for authorized dealers just to fix broken tractors and other equipment. This settlement puts control back where it belongs: in the hands of the people who own the equipment. I am proud to have brought this lawsuit on behalf of Arizona farmers." – AG Mayes