From August 1975 to January 1976, a study was conducted to provide an assessment of the migrant and seasonal farmworker situation. Inquiry was along the topic divisions of demographics, employment and manpower, housing, education, health, supportive services, economic development, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) 303 and other manpower training programs, and legislation. Data were obtained via a literature review; nine conferences held throughout the country to solicit geographic information; a national questionnaire survey of respondents who were conversant with farmworker affairs; and a telephone survey to supplement primary data and to identify service deliverers and extent of service to farmworkers at the state and local levels. The principal finding was that while there have been marginal improvements or deteriorations in the situation of these farmworkers, their situation remains substantially unchanged in the last two to five years. Farmworkers remain locked in a cycle of poverty and agricultural work, guaranteeing the presence of a substantial number of these workers well into the future. Further, they remain members of a population that is relatively small, and often spurned and ignored despite their direct contribution to the agricultural productivity of the nation. Recommendations were formulated in the areas of CETA, health, education, housing, supportive services, and economic development; and consisted of proposed studies, program or policy changes, new programs or policies, redirected efforts, and coordination of services. (NQ)