Oxbo, an international farm machinery and equipment manufacturer, has announced plans to permanently close its farm machinery manufacturing facility in Clear Lake, WI., laying off 68, according to a March 26 statement released by the company.
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Kinze Manufacturing, Inc., is laying off 53 employees from its operation in Williamsburg, the company confirmed January 15.
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John Deere has announced it will suspend production at its plant in Ottumwa, Ia. for a month — from early December to early January — in the wake of reduced customer demand for its products, according to recent news reports.
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AGCO announced layoffs at its Hesston manufacturing facility this week, following a 6% workforce reduction in June due to decreased demand in the agriculture industry.
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Donald Trump said he would slap a 200% tariff on John Deere’s imports into the United States if the company moved production to Mexico as planned.
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Kinze announced Aug. 1 that it will be implementing a reduction in its workforce in response to the ongoing economic downturn in the agricultural sector.
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Salford Group, a Canadian-based manufacturer of tillage, crop fertilizer and application equipment, will close its Osceola, Iowa, manufacturing plant and will lay off 51 workers.
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Deere announced it will lay off more than 300 production employees in Waterloo, IA, effective September 20.
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AGCO Corp. announced a restructuring program to streamline its workforce and cut overhead costs amid operational changes and demand challenges.
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Illinois-based Deere & Co. recently announced more job cuts at three Midwest production facilities due to softening demand for tractors and combines.
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Bridgestone-Firestone announced June 6 it would be cutting jobs at its Des Moines, Iowa, plant.
Read moreJohn Deere is laying off 34 production employees at its Moline Cylinder Works factory at the end of the month.
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CNH Industrial plans to lay off more than 200 out of the 660 workers at its Racine, Wis., facility and considers moving operations to Mexico with the intent of reducing costs by $150 million.
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John Deere will be laying off more than 300 employees in Waterloo, IA in late April.
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John Deere announced it will be placing over 200 production employees on an indefinite layoff effective Oct. 16.
Read moreDeere plans to lay off 42 workers in Waterloo, Iowa. The Case New Holland plant in Fargo, N.D. is laying off 35 people.
Read moreJohn Deere Dubuque Works announced Friday that it will lay off 105 employees.
Read moreDeere & Co. last week said it will cut costs and ramp up investment in data-driven agriculture technology and its services business to make itself more profitable. The company is also reviewing its overseas footprint in markets that have peaked or over-invested.
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