CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION. NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY PROPOSES RENOVATION AT IOWA AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. ON FRIDAY, DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES AT THE LANDIS COOPERATIVE WERE LAYED OFF. TONIGHT, KCCI MEET WITH THE CEO TO FIND OUT WHAT LEADED TO THIS DECISION. THESE CHANGES REALLY STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO. LANDIS COOPERATIVE’S FUTURE PLANS FEATURE CUTS ACROSS THE COMPANY. We are really excited about what this future holds. BUT THE BIG STEP IS TO GET EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO BE HERE FOR THE BELIEF AND HAVE THAT ATTITUDE TO HELP THINKING TOWARDS THIS FUTURE WITH OUR FARM OWNERS. CEO AND PRESIDENT MATT KARSTEN SAYS ABOUT 55 LANDIS EMPLOYEES AT VARIOUS POSITION LEVELS AND LOCATIONS WERE LAYED OFF ON FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, OTHER LANDIS EMPLOYEES ARE CHANGEING GEAR AND SOME ARE RECEIVING PROMOTIONS. SOME SLID TO ANOTHER AREA SO THAT EVERYTHING TAKES SHAPE. AND NOW ON MONDAY THEY CAN START IN THESE ROLES TO PREPARE FOR A CHANGE. NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BRING. WE ARE REALLY ON THE JOURNEY OF WHAT AN AG RETAILER OF TOMORROW LOOKS LIKE? KARSTEN SAYS LANDIS IS DEPLOYING NEW DATA COLLECTION AND CONSOLIDATION SYSTEMS, USING AI TO INFORM FARMERS ABOUT THEIR CROPS. WE WILL NOW CARRY OUT 8 TO 12 FLIGHTS OVER THEIR DOMAIN, EITHER BY DRONE, PLANE OR SATELLITE. This will then bring back to them all the information about every inch of their domain, what is happening and how it affects their operation and their profitability. And the insights they generate will change the way some departments at Landis operate. THIS ABSOLUTELY CHANGES OUR BUSINESS ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THEY HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED. PAPA PAPUR
The farm-wide layoffs at Ames-based Landus Cooperative are part of a plan to bring AI technology to farms, CEO and President Matt Carstens told KCCI Friday after laid off about 10 percent of the company’s Iowa workforce on Friday. “People were informed through a Teams call that they were being made redundant, effective that day. Job cuts were made across the company, at various job levels and across Landus sites, a said the CEO, motivated by efforts to build employee confidence in the new projects the company is pursuing. “We are really excited about what this future holds, but the big step forward “is recruiting. employees who want to be here, who have the conviction and who have that attitude to help lean into that future with our farmer-owners,” Carstens said. Carstens said Landus is introducing data collection and consolidation systems that use AI to help farmers evaluate their crops. “Now we’re going to do eight to 12 flights over their field, either by drone, plane or satellite, that will bring back all the information about every inch of their field, about what’s happening and how it affects their operations and their activities. profitability,” Carstens said. Once the technology is used, Carstens said it will change the way some internal departments operate at Landus. To prepare, many employees continuing their careers at Landus will experience a job change starting Monday. Those laid off are offered severance pay, determined based on their years of service at the Landus cooperative, as well as career services to find new employment. Carstens also said there are no plans to close any factories or make further workforce reductions as a result of these changes.
The farm-wide layoffs at Ames-based Landus Cooperative are part of a plan to bring AI technology to farms, CEO and President Matt Carstens told KCCI after On Friday, he laid off about 10 percent of the company’s Iowa workforce.
Carstens said “about 55” people were informed by a call from crews that they were laid off, as of that day. Job cuts were made across the company, at various job levels and at Landus locations, the CEO said, driven by efforts to build employee confidence in new projects pursued by the company .
“We’re really excited about what that future holds, but the big step is getting the employees who want to be here, to have the belief and the attitude to help lean into that future with our farmer-owners.” , Carstens said.
Carstens said Landus was introducing data gathering And consolidation systems that use AI to help farmers evaluate their crops.
“Now we’re going to do eight to 12 flights over their field, either by drone, plane or satellite, that will bring back all the information about every inch of their field, about what’s happening and how it affects their operations and their activities. profitability,” Carstens said.
Once the technology is used, Carstens said it will change the way some internal departments operate at Landus. To prepare, many employees continuing their careers at Landus will experience a job change starting Monday.
Those laid off are offered severance pay, determined based on their years of service at the Landus cooperative, as well as career services to find new employment. Carstens also said there are no plans to close any factories or make further workforce reductions as a result of these changes.