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Right to Repair Provisions in NDAA Remain a Threat to Equipment Dealers

Traditionally, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and the broader equipment industry wouldn’t focus much attention on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA sets military and defense priorities and policies, authorizes funding levels, and is one of the few bills that Congress passes year-after-year. Since 1961, Congress has passed an NDAA every year.

AED’s awareness was heightened last year, when Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and others attempted to include “right to repair” mandates under the guise of military preparedness. While unsuccessful, due in part to the efforts of AED, in the current Congress, right to repair amendments have been attached to both the House and Senate versions of NDAA. AED remains opposed to the current language in both NDAA’s and we encourage equipment dealers to join our efforts.

Earlier this month, the House Armed Services Committee adopted an amendment by Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) prohibiting the Department of Defense from entering into major weapon systems contracts unless, “the contractor agrees in writing to provide fair and reasonable access to all the repair materials, including parts, tools, and information, used by the manufacturer or provider or their authorized repair providers to diagnose, analyze, maintain, or repair the good or service.” The “fair and reasonable” language will be familiar to anyone encountering right to repair legislation at the state level. In fact, the amendment’s definition of “fair and reasonable access” imitates the awful language attempting to impose right to repair mandates on agriculture equipment and other machinery.

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US “Flash Drought” Worst in 133-160 Years + Disease taking a Bite out of US 2025 Corn/Soybean Crops

Video: US “Flash Drought” Worst in 133-160 Years + Disease taking a Bite out of US 2025 Corn/Soybean Crops


A dry August and a “flash drought” in the ECB (Eastern Corn Belt) the driest top 10 to 15 years in 150 to 160 years (Ohio the driest in 133 years) plus disease is taking a bite out of the 2025 U.S. corn and soybean crops.
It's going to be an early harvest. This could be the start of the 89-year drought cycle that may have been delayed until 2026 as La Nina maybe returning.
The USDA September crop report is all about record corn ears and record soybean counts but the October USDA crop report will be about pod and ear weights.
Stats Canada reported higher forecasts for the 2025 Canadian Prairies all wheat and canola crops vs. last year based on satellite imagery but are they overestimating production?
The 2025 Great ON Yield Tour and Quebec crop tours are projecting corn and soybean crops below the 10-year average.
China's Vice Commerce Ministry Li Chenggang visits Washington this week as we continue to connect the dots is a positive sign towards a China/U.S. trade deal. But will U.S. farmers have a winter without China as they buy more soybeans from Uruguay/Argentina? U.S. Northern Plain soybean farmers are seeing red with flat prices at $8.97/bu!
U.S. corn exports on record pace up 99% vs. last year.
Fund short covering continues in corn futures bottom is in!