This is the 16th round of layoffs at John Deere in the past year, totaling about 2,000 jobs cut across Iowa plants. John Deere employs 30,000 workers in the U.S. across 60 facilities in 16 states.

John Deere has confirmed ... In its statement, Deere said the layoffs, the latest round in the past year of about 2,000 job cuts at its plants across Iowa, continue to be the result of a strugglin ...