FARGO — RDO Equipment Co., which is part of RD Offutt Co., has announced a workforce reduction affecting 60 employees in the company’s Midwest and Southwest agriculture equipment regions.

That number includes 17 employees across eight RDO stores in the Red River Valley, including some at the company's Moorhead store, the company said in a statement provided on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

The statement said the workforce reductions were announced Tuesday.

The total number of employees affected by the workforce reduction represents fewer than 2% of the company’s total workforce of about 3,500 people, according to the company, which said the difficult decision was driven by the need to align staffing levels with current market conditions and to ensure the long-term health and competitiveness of the

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