GRAPEVINE, TX, May 22, 2023 – Kubota Tractor Corporation announced today a newly-signed Memorandum of Understanding between it and the American Farm Bureau Federation on Right To Repair. The AFBF has now signed four such MOUs in total with farm equipment manufacturers, including Kubota, Deere, CNH, and AGCO. The MOUs, which were negotiated independently with each manufacturer are similar, and, combined, the four MOUs cover roughly 70 percent of the agricultural machinery sold in the United States.
“Kubota is pleased to join the AFBF in signing a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure our customers are empowered with the information and tools needed to safely maintain, diagnose and make repairs on their own equipment. Through our network of over 1,100 dealers, Kubota makes available the shop tools, parts, guides and manuals to owners who choose to work directly on their machines. We strive to ensure that our equipment is manufactured to the highest engineering standards to maximize performance for our customers, and this agreement is a good step toward further protecting their safety while operating, maintaining and repairing it.” said Todd Stucke, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Kubota Tractor Corporation.
“The American Farm Bureau Federation is pleased to announce new agreements with AGCO and Kubota,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “Farmers and ranchers urged us to find a private sector-solution to the challenges of repairing their own equipment. These agreements represent ongoing efforts to ensure farmers have access to the tools necessary to keep their equipment running, and to keep food on the table for families across America.”
The MOUs respect the intellectual property rights of the manufacturers while setting a framework for farmers and independent repair facilities in all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico to access Kubota brand manuals, tools, product guides and information to self-diagnose and self-repair machines, as well as support from the manufacturers to directly purchase diagnostic tools and order products and parts.
Read the Kubota MOU here.
About Kubota Tractor Corporation
Kubota Tractor Corporation, Grapevine, Texas, is the U.S. marketer and distributor of Kubota-engineered and manufactured machinery and equipment, including a complete line of tractors of up to 200 Gross hp*, performance matched implements, compact construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, hay tools, commercial turf products and utility vehicles. For product literature or dealer locations, contact: Kubota Tractor Corporation, 1000 Kubota Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051, (888) 4-KUBOTA [(888) 458-2682], Ext. 900, or visit KubotaUSA.com.