Rodger to retire from Deere

Dave Rodger, global director of Deere's large tractor product line, which is based out of Waterloo, Iowa, is retiring effective June 1, according to WCF Courier.

Rodger served as general manager of John Deere's Waterloo operations since 2007, and has spent 22 of his 35 years with the company at the Waterloo facility.

The company has named Rich Czarnecki as his replacement.