 John Deere has announced another round of layoffs Friday, telling around 610 production staff at plants in Illinois and Iowa they will be out of a job by the end of the summer. The company is slashing 280 workers from a plant in East Moline, Illinois. 230 employees being let go at a Davenport, Iowa factory. About 100 production employees at the company's Dubuque, Iowa plant will also be impacted. All layoffs said to be effective August 30th. The layoffs are being made due to reduced demand for John Deere's products from those factories.