VINITA, Okla. — The veil is thin between what Rick Johnson sees in a tractor engine and how he sees the rest of the world.

A new report says dealership consolidation and repair restrictions by companies such as Deere and Co. are making it increasingly difficult for farmers to fix their own equipment. Right to Repair ...

This story was originally published by The Counter, a non-profit newsroom investigating the forces shaping how and what America eats. Read more at thecounter.org. The battle for farmers to fix their ...

Clint Stoutenburg leans over his John Deere planter to point out the complexities of the machine at his family farm in Sandusky, Michigan. He wants the right to fix his equipment because he finds ...

Farmer Mick Minchow takes a look at the fine components of his John Deere planter on Monday, June 20, 2016, at his farm in Waverly, Neb. Kristin Streff AP LINCOLN, Neb. Mick Minchow’s tractors are ...