The $539,900 Tractor Built After 308 Workers Lost Their Jobs

John Deere moving jobs to Mexico is reshaping its historic home in Waterloo, Iowa. On April 29, 2024, 308 workers walked out of the Waterloo cab plant as the company confirmed a $55 million factory in Ramos, Mexico. The film traces Deere's century in Waterloo from the 1918 Waterloo Boy purchase to the $539,900 8R 410, why harvest downtime costs more than diesel, and how new $120M Missouri and $70M North Carolina investments complicate the story. 00:00 - Introduction 01:54 - Waterloo Peak: More than 16,000 people worked here 06:18 - John May: John Deere chief executive 12:01 - Jessimar Marini: Regional general manager 18:05 - Daniel Guarnera: FTC competition director