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Dealer Efforts ‘Water Down’ Colorado R2R Law

New law will have minimal impact on dealers, but non-legislative solutions continue to be better for the industry
By Kim Schmidt posted on May 22, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the Consumer Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment bill into law on April 25, making it the first U.S. right to repair bill focused on ag equipment to be approved by the legislature and signed by a governor.
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Lessiter Media Civil Wars: The Right to Repair Debate

By Mike Lessiter posted on April 24, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues

This blog was posted in response to Frank Lessiter’s article, “133 Right-to-Repair Concerns -- Growers Get Loud,” that was a follow-up to a unique content project between Lessiter Media’s farm equipment and grower divisions. To view the original work, click here to review the arguments for dealers/manufacturers (Executive Editor Kim Schmidt) and growers (Grower Division Editorial Chairman Frank Lessiter).


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Farm Equipment's Editors Debate Right to Repair

By Frank Lessiter, Kim Schmidt, and Mike Lessiter posted on April 6, 2023 | Posted in Manufacturer & Dealer Issues
Lessiter Media Inc., now in its 42nd year of independent and family ownership, is uniquely positioned in the Right to Repair (R2R) debate, publishing both grower- and dealer-facing content.The content that follows presents a unique vantage point in all of agricultural media. Here, the content leaders of the two divisions – and on each side of the chasm –express their respective audience’s arguments on this R2R debate.
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