During the 1930s, some 1.3 million Americans from the Midwest and southwest migrated to California, which had a population of 5.7 million in 1930s. The arrival of Okies and Arkies set the stage for ...

Mexican Braceros and US Farm Workers Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file July 10, 2020 The Bracero program refers to agreements between the US and Mexican governments that allowed ...

US Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Imports Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file October 10, 2023 The US imports 60 percent of the fresh fruit and 40 percent of the fresh vegetables available ...

US Immigration in 2025 Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file January 13, 2025 The US has 50 million or almost 20 percent of the world’s 280 million international migrants, far more than ...

CA Farm Employment: Growing and Less Seasonal Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file October 10, 2023 Employment in California agriculture (NAICS 11) averaged 404,000 in 2020, 10 percent ...

Labor in Fruit and Vegetable Agriculture Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file November 20, 2020 US households, what the government calls consumer units, spent an average $615 a year or ...

Golden Passports and Mobility Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file January 10, 2024 Many small island nations offer golden passports that grant citizenship in exchange for donations or ...

World Population: 8.2 to 10.3 billion Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file October 8, 2024 The UN in July 2024 projected that the world’s population of 8.2 billion would peak at 10.3 ...

The H-2A Program in 2022 Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file May 16, 2022 The H-2A program allows US farmers who anticipate shortages of seasonal workers to be certified by DOL to ...

US Imports of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file February 24, 2021 The US imports almost two-thirds of its fresh fruit and one-third of its fresh vegetables.

California Farm Employment and Farm Workers Click here to download this blog post as a PDF file November 22, 2022 California agriculture employs up to 900,000 workers sometime during a typical year to ...

Lettuce Production and Trade January 19, 2022 Lettuces, including head (iceberg) and leaf (romaine, butterhead, baby, and other leaf types), are the most valuable US vegetable. Most US lettuce is ...