 reaching out to people with retail and supply chain expertise as well as software engineers. Cohen's posts on X are closely followed for his hints about plans for the company. John Deere, the world's largest seller of tractors, is announcing another wave of layoffs, telling around 610 production staff at plants in Illinois and Iowa that they will be out of a job by the end of August. The layoffs are being made to reduce demand for John Deere's products from those factories.