AGCO Plans to Lay Off 111 Employees in Kansas

AGCO Corp. officials say the company plans to lay off a total of 111 workers at its plants in Beloit and Hesston, Kan.

A statement from the corporate office in Georgia says the Hesston plant is in a second phase of job cuts, with 72 layoffs this week. Twenty-four jobs were cut in August. The Beloit plant will lose 39 hourly jobs.

The Hesston plant makes hay and harvesting products, while the Beloit plant produces mostly tillage tools.