Farm, agriculture and food processing layoff notices, 2026

121 notices from farms, orchards, packing houses, food and dairy plants, bakeries and meat and poultry processors in 17 of the 25 states we cover, up to Oct 28, 2026. Together they name 27,485 workers, and 54 are listed as closures.

Gebbers Farms, Etal in Washington, naming 3,445 workers, posted Sep 25, 2026.

Washington, with 30 notices naming 10,850 workers. States that publish no industry field are matched by employer name only, so farm and food notices there may be undercounted.

Farms, orchards, vineyards, nurseries, farm labor and orchard service companies, fruit packers, and makers of food, dairy, meat, poultry, eggs, baked goods, snacks and candy, matched by employer name and, where the state publishes it, an agriculture or food manufacturing industry code (NAICS 11 or 311). Every notice a food maker files is counted, including its warehouses. Grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, food distributors, staffing and sanitation contractors working inside plants, wineries, breweries, bottlers, pet food and agrochemical companies are left out. It is a keyword match, so check each row's source link.