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Husband and wife laid off from one of America's iconic companies on the same day
One family has been particularly hard hit by the recent layoffs at John Deere.
Mathew Shiltz and his wife both lost their jobs at a plant in Davenport, Iowa, in July.
Now they are worried about how they will keep up with their household bills, and fear how they will be able to make rent and car payments once their severance packages run out.
The agricultural giant has laid off around 1,830 workers so far this year across several sites in Iowa and Illinois, while moving more of its tractor and farming gear manufacturing to Mexico.
The 187-year-old company has blamed a 20 percent fall in sales for cuts across the globe.
Mathew Shiltz and his wife both lost their jobs at a plant in Davenport, Iowa, in July
Shiltz told local station KWQC that he was 'proud' when he got a job at John Deere, but now he feels betrayed by the company.
Although he said he was already aware that layoffs were on the cards, it was still 'tough' to take the news.
'The orders were definitely down. The numbers in the plant - we were not pumping out what we were. They're cutting lines dramatically,' he told the outlet.
He added that the community in the Quad Cities - Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in Illinois - will acutely feel the effects of the layoffs.
'This community is heavily Deere-based with four plants in the area. So when they take these kinds of hits, it doesn't just affect the Deere, it affects a lot of people.'
Shiltz said he is already picking up odd jobs but he fears for the future.
'It's going to be really hard. Now we're just trying to figure out how we're going to pay the bills,' he said.
At the start of the year, John Deere employed about 22,600 salaried and production workers across the two states.
Costs for farmers remain high while crop prices are low.
In many instances, the production that US workers were responsible for has been shifted to new locations in Mexico.
Last month DailyMail.com asked John Deere how many new jobs had been created in Mexico in recent years - as the US workforce has been cut. It did not answer.
In a statement, it said the reason for the layoffs is to 'position John Deere strongly for the future.'
John Deere manufactures everything from tractors, construction vehicles and mowers to snowmobiles
Shiltz told local Iowa station KWQC that he was 'proud' when he got a job at John Deere, but now he feels betrayed by the company
Other employees have expressed their frustration and fury at the cuts.
A longtime worker at the Harvester Works plant in East Moline, Illinois, said it comes down to one thing: Greed.
'We get wind of more layoffs daily, it seems, and it's causing uncertainty all over,' said the worker, who stayed anonymous for fear of retaliation.
'The only reason for Deere to do this is greed.'
Laid-off workers get up to 12 months of severance pay - based on years of service - payment for unused time off, and access to health benefits.
'While the decision to reduce roles across the company was a challenging one, the company is confident that these adjustments, coupled with our ongoing efforts to reduce costs and align production and inventory levels, will position John Deere strongly for the future,' a statement from the company said.
John Deere said it is still committed to US manufacturing. Bosses pointed to a $2 billion investment in US factories since 2019.