The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Deere & Co. of unfairly monopolizing the farm-equipment repair market.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing farm equipment maker John Deere, accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its dealers to repair equipment.

The suit alleges that Deere tried to increase the cost of repairing its equipment while also forcing customers to rely on Deere-approved dealers to make the repairs.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing iconic tractor manufacturer John Deere over farmers’ rights to repair their own machines. Citing the frustration of farmers who are forced to rely on authorized dealers to fix broken-down tractors,

Willie Cade is the director of the Theo Brown Society, named after his late grandfather, an engineer and former John Deere board member. Cade has been following the right-to-repair issue for the last eight years.

Illinois is taking farming equipment powerhouse Deere & Co. to court, claiming unfair practices by the business are causing farmers to have to pay more for repairs. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul,