{"id":229415,"date":"2026-04-13T07:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229415\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:20:09","slug":"flavors-of-florida-and-deere-right-to-repair-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/229415\/","title":{"rendered":"Flavors of Florida and Deere Right to Repair Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlavors of Florida and Deere Right to Repair Settlement<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a title=\"Bob Larson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aginfo.net\/reporter\/33\/Bob-Larson\" class=\"thumb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bob Larson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/user_5d8d38ba8b19d301566462_300_300.jpg\" class=\"img-thumbnail float-right\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom the Ag Information Network, I\u2019m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update.<\/p>\n<p>**The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences announce its 2026 Flavors of Florida fundraising event raised $13,000 for its therapeutic horticulture program.<\/p>\n<p>www.morningagclips.com reports the program works to decrease stress and boost positivity for students, hospital patients and community members. <\/p>\n<p>Programs this funding supports include gardening to assist young adults with developmental disabilities, patients at UF\u2019s psychiatric hospital and weekly programming for student stress management.<\/p>\n<p>www.morningagclips.com\/uf-ifas-raises-13000-for-uf-therapeutic-horticulture-program\/<\/p>\n<p>**Farmer sentiment improved in March as the Purdue University\/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index rose from 116 points in February to 127. <\/p>\n<p>Current Conditions increased six points, while the Future Expectations jumped 14 points.<\/p>\n<p>The percentage of those who cited high input costs as their biggest concern rose from 44 to 46%.<\/p>\n<p>Producers who think the U.S. is headed in the \u201cright direction\u201d increased from 59% in February to 65 in March. <\/p>\n<p>**John Deere announced it has reached a settlement in a multidistrict \u201cright to repair\u201d lawsuit filed in 2022, bringing the case to a close without any admission of wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>Under the terms, Deere will contribute to a class settlement fund to compensate eligible members and cover legal and administrative costs. <\/p>\n<p>Deere also reaffirmed its commitment to providing customers and independent service providers with repair tools, manuals, and diagnostic software.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flavors of Florida and Deere Right to Repair Settlement From the Ag Information Network, I\u2019m Bob Larson 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