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How a Silicon Valley trend is impacting an $8B Canadian farm industry

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The article discusses challenges in agriculture, where digital locks on farming equipment like combine harvesters hinder interoperability. Honey Bee Manufacturing, based in Frontier, Canada, faces issues with the growing trend of not being able to use other brands' attachments with their farm machinery due to proprietary technology and digital rights management. Computer science plays a significant role in how this digitization affects maintenance and the 'Right to Repair' movement within agriculture, as seen in Moline, Illinois, and reflected by advocates like Scott Smith and Jamie Pegg from Honey Bee and organizations like iFixit.

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