NAFB News Service
The American Farm Bureau Federation signed two more memoranda of understanding with two agricultural equipment manufacturers.
The new MOUs were signed by AGCO and Kubota, providing farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment.
The MOUs, negotiated independently with each manufacturer, follow similar agreements AFBF entered into with John Deere and CNH Industrial Brands earlier this year.
The four MOUs cover roughly 70 percent of the agricultural machinery sold in the United States.
“These agreements represent ongoing efforts to ensure farmers have access to the tools necessary to keep their equipment running,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said.
The MOUs set a framework for farmers and independent repair facilities in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico to access AGCO and Kubota manuals, tools, product guides and information to self-diagnose and self-repair machines, as well as support from the manufacturers to directly purchase or lease diagnostic tools and order products and parts.