Bayer Cuts Hawaii Staff Amid Seed Shift | Honolulu News

Bayer is cutting 76 jobs across its Hawaii operations as it consolidates farming activities on Maui and Oahu to better focus on high-value seed development and ag-tech innovation. While the company insists its Hawaii presence remains vital, the layoffs reflect a broader industry decline — Hawaii’s seed sector, once worth $241 million in 2011-12, now totals just $112 million, with farmland shrunk from over 6,900 acres to 880. Bayer is offering severance and career support to affected workers, and despite the changes, it plans to keep operations on all three major islands, continuing its legacy since acquiring Monsanto in 2018. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ef33ede2c9e282a1