California Agriculture: Water, Labor, and Immigration

Philip Martin
from ARE Update Vol. 19, No. 5, May/June, 2016
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Abstract
Farmers fear shortages of water and labor. Both have been in short supply in recent years due to drought
and reduced Mexico–U.S. migration. California agriculture may be at a crossroads on both issues, facing higher costs and more uncertainty about the availability of two critical inputs.
Keywords
California drought, farm workers, labor contractors, immigration, ALRB
Citation
Philip Martin. 2016. "California Agriculture: Water, Labor, and Immigration." ARE Update 19(5): 9-11. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1466102621/17396/