Rob Larew
Role at the time: National Farmers Union president
Condemned
Statement summary
Larew welcomes relief from Deere's restrictions and argues that all farmers need permanent legal repair rights, regardless of equipment brand or state.
“Farmers across the country refused to stay quiet about this injustice.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Rob Larew welcomes Deere settlement and seeks a nationwide repair lawAttributed statement
Larew welcomes the FTC-state settlement and argues that manufacturer-specific relief should be followed by a permanent national repair law.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Larew describes farmers' lack of repair rights as an injustice and says they should have had those rights all along. His call for a nationwide law extends that opposition to repair restrictions.