Located near the small community of Five Points in the highly productive agricultural west side of the San Joaquin Valley in Fresno County, the West Side Research and Extension Center (WSREC) is one of nine centers operated by the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.  WSREC supports research in agronomic, vegetable, vine and tree crops conducted by researchers from the University of California as well as faculty and staff from other research groups including several California State University campuses and USDA-ARS.