80 Acres Farms to Lay Off 100 Employees
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What we know
Location: Boone County, Kentucky.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms is permanently winding down operations at its Northern Kentucky (Boone County) facility after a failed acquisition, and has filed a WARN notice announcing layoffs affecting more than 100 employees. The WARN notice, filed Aug. 3, states layoffs will occur between Aug. 3 and Aug. 17 and notes a prospective purchaser pulled out of negotiations on Aug. 2. CEO Mike Zelkind said exhaustive efforts to continue the business failed; the company launched in 2015 and had previously expanded via a 2025 merger with Soli Organics. The closure ends operations at the Boone County site and follows broader challenges in the indoor farming sector.
80 Acres Farms cut 100 jobs in KY.
That is roughly 50% 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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