Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year, with manufacturers including Deere & Co. obliged to provide them with manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, under a measure passed by legislators in the first U.S. state to approve such a law.
The Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment bill was approved on April 11. Failure to comply with the law will be considered a deceptive trade practice, the bill states (pdf).Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign the bill, a spokesperson said.
