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

according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Rockford, Illinois. The action comes as the FTC has stepped up enforcement actions in the final days of President Joe Biden's administration.

Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if ...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against farm equipment company John Deere, accusing the manufacturer of ...

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

The federal government, Illinois and Minnesota have filed a lawsuit ... In a redacted version of the complaint posted by the FTC, the lawsuit says Deere provides its "Full-Function Service ...

“That's a long time for courts to rule or the FTC to decide not to enforce it or make another decision,” Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog director at Public Interest Research Group, told USA TODA ...

The report also said the FTC was prepared to file the case as soon as this week, over concerns that the farm equipment maker had withheld key information and diagnostic tools from farmers and ...