Deere noted reasons for continued layoffs by saying the decline in need for major farming equipment, and challenging market conditions were what led to the decisions, with Deere’s net income down $3 billion dollars in fiscal year 2024.

Deere is attempting to take care of those future laid off employees however, offering early retirements to some employees, while also offering 12 months of healthcare and transitional assistance pay covering 50 percent of their average weekly wage for up to 52 Weeks.

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Factory leadership informed some production workers at the John Deere Des Moines Works campus in Ankeny on Friday that they will be indefinitely laid off in April and May, according to a company statement.

“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,” the statement said.

The Ankeny site, 825 S.W. Irvinedale Drive, has about 1,700 employees, including 1,136 in production and maintenance. Workers at the campus manufacture heavy agricultural equipment, including sprayers and cotton pickers.

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