John Deere is planning more layoffs. The Illinois-based company has notified salaried employees that there will be additional global salaried workforce reductions beginning July 24th. The decision is due to declining customer demand, rising costs, and prevailing economic uncertainties. John Deere recently announced hundreds of layoffs of production workers, including in Dubuque, Davenport and East Moline.
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The 4-H Sheep Show took place Thursday morning at the Warren County Agricultural Fair. Results of the Breeding Sheep Class: Crossbreds: Fall Ewe Lamb: 1. Kaden Russell; 2. Weston Russell;
Thursday at the Warren County Agricultural Fair kicked off a day of shows with the gilt show. Results of the Gilt Show Purebreds: Duroc: 1. Hayven Byers; 2. Ada Kunkle
Results from the Wether Goats Class 1: Luna Reseter Luna Reseter is your Champion Dairy Wether Goat Results from the Meat Breed Goats Class 1, 0-4 Months: 1. Braxton Keenan
Later Wednesday morning, the McDonough County Shows continued with their beef shows. Listed below are the results. Results of the Angus Heifer Show Class 1: 1. Jameson Knight Class 2:
Wednesday morning was the kickoff for the Swine shows, at the 2026 McDonough County 4-H Fair. Results of the Breeding Gilts Show Class 1: 1. Hailey Turner Crossbred Gilt Results
