Johnston, W.E. and A.F. McCalla (eds.). A.P. Giannini and the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. Davis, CA: Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 2009.

Johnston, W.E. and A.F. McCalla. "California Agriculture in the 21st Century." ARE Update 8(3)(2005):3-6.

Johnston, W.E. and A.F. McCalla. Whither California Agriculture: Up, Down, or Out? Some Thoughts on the Future . University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 04-1, 2004.

Johnston, W.E. "Cross Sections of a Diverse Agriculture: Profiles of California’s Agricultural Production Regions and Principal Commodities. Chapter in J. Siebert (ed.) California Agriculture: Dimensions and Issues. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 03-1, 2003: 29-55.

Reynolds, J.E. and W.E. Johnston. "Micro-Markets for Farmland: The Case of Florida and California." Chapter in C.B. Moss and A. Schmitz (eds.) Government Policy and Farmland Markets: The Maintenance of Farmer Wealth. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State Press, 2003.

Johnston, W.E. and H.O. Carter. "Structural Adjustment, Resources, Global Economy to Challenge California Agriculture." California Agriculture 54(4)(2000).

Schertz, L.P. and W.E. Johnston. "Farm Act ’96: Managing Farm Resources in a New Policy Environment." Agricultural Outlook: Special Article. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1997.

Johnston, W.E. and G.A.G. Grengley. "Economic Adjustments and Changes in Financial Viability of the Farming Sector: The New Zealand Experience." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 76(5)(1994): 1034-1040.

Johnston, W.E. "Land in the Central Valley: Competition for a Finite Resource." Resource Pressures: California’s Central Valley. University of California, Davis: Agricultural Issues Center, 1991.

Johnston, W.E. "Structural Change and the Recognition of Diversity." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 72(5)(1990): 1109-23.