 Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor social or cultural awareness events. They became the latest major U.S. company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures. In a statement posted Tuesday to social media platform X, John Deere also said it would audit all training materials to ensure the absence of socially motivated messages in compliance with federal and local laws. It did not specify what those messages would include. I'm Trey Westerberg. Listen next hour for more HPRN News.