A team of researchers including UC scientists based at Kearney Agricultural Center show that agricultural land in the San Joaquin Valley removes large amounts of ozone from the air. Early irrigation cutoff has little effect on French prune production.

Internal browning in Asian pears depends on harvest date, rather than storage temperature. Chinese pears that were harvested before the skin turned yellow did not suffer discoloration.Alternate-year walnut pruning can boost yields cut cost.

A study in the Salinas Valley has shown that living mulches discourage cabbage aphid infestations in broccoli without hurting crop yields. On-farm nitrogen tests improve fertilizer efficiency, protect groundwater.