Approximately 150 workers at the John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny, Iowa, are expected to face layoffs in the coming months.
“The company said about 150 production employees will be placed on ‘indefinite layoff effective over the months of April and May,’” KTVO reported.
In a statement, John Deere noted that “Each John Deere factory balances the size of its production workforce with the needs of the individual factory to optimize the workforce at each facility.”
There are reportedly 1,700 workers at the Ankeny factory and over 1,000 of them hold positions in production and maintenance.
