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The USDA says the average U.S. farmer is 58.1 years old. In an Iowa, the average producer is 57.6.

VICE's tractor hacking coverage on farmers fighting repair restrictions went viral with a related Vice YouTube video servicing in about 13 million views.

I had no idea people are that concerned about this.

This sounds like I had a conversation about this exact thing with Secretary Driscoll about

right to repair for our military. I didn't even know this was going on in the farming communities.

Here's some points. Producers under 35 nationally 296,480. 9% of all producers.

That's not good. Just context for the audience. That's the up and coming generation.

Yeah. Iowa producers under 35, 15,782.

The FTC sued deer in 2025 over repair restriction allegations, and Ruters reported a judge let that antitrust suit proceed.

Deer has denied any wrongdoing.

What do you say to the next generation of farmers watching their parents work 16-hour days to buy farm equipment, and they still feel like they don't control what they actually own?

Are you dealing with this on your farm?

You know, we don't use, I use more legacy equipment, older equipment, partially for this exact reason.

But what I'd say to producers, especially young ones, is I think what they need to understand is this is being done on purpose.

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