80 Acres Farms closes San Antonio vertical farm, 166 jobs eliminated
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGTexas Workforce Commission· filed August 3, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA (Bexar County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on August 3, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the TX state workforce agency.
Summary
80 Acres Farms permanently shut down its vertical farming operation in San Antonio, Texas after a prospective buyer withdrew from a planned acquisition. According to a Texas Workforce Commission filing and a WARN notice, the closure began August 3 and is expected to be completed by August 17, resulting in 166 jobs lost at the Brooks facility. The affected roles include packers, machine operators and assembly technicians among others. The company said it lacked funding after the failed sale and is winding down operations, marking part of a broader shutdown of 80 Acres Farms’ operations nationwide.
80 Acres Farms disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the TX state workforce agency on August 3, 2026. The notice covers 166 employees in San Antonio, TX (Bexar County), with the layoff effective August 3, 2026.
That is roughly 83% of the 200 people 80 Acres Farms employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 8 layoff events at 80 Acres Farms since July 2026, including 246 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 6 additional events known from news reporting.
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