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80 Acres Farms to Lay Off 145 Employees

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
145
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~73%
PLANNED DATE
Not disclosed
145 OF 200 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Hamilton, Ohio.

A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

80 Acres Farms filed a WARN notice saying it is winding down operations after a prospective acquisition unexpectedly collapsed, leaving no funding to continue. The company notified authorities that it will cut 145 Hamilton, Ohio jobs in a separation window between Aug. 3 and Aug. 17, according to co‑founders Mike Zelkind and Tisha Livingston. The shutdown follows an exhaustive but unsuccessful effort to find alternate funding and comes despite recent expansion activity and mergers that had grown the company's workforce. The WARN filing cites "unforeseen business circumstances" tied to the failed transaction and signals planned, imminent job eliminations subject to WARN timelines.

80 Acres Farms cut 145 jobs in OH.

That is roughly 72.5% 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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SOURCE
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Estimated figure based on news reporting. Not yet confirmed by 80 Acres Farms.

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80 Acres Farms
200 employees
8
EVENTS TRACKED
246
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED AUG 6, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 6, 2026