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Formed | 1993 |
Headquarters | 180 Westridge Dr., Suite 101 Watsonville, California |
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Parent agency | California Department of Food and Agriculture |
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The California Strawberry Commission, is a state-chartered agency of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. [1] Established by the California State Legislature in 1993, the commission replaced the California Strawberry Advisory Board. [2] The commission represents nearly 600 strawberry shippers, processors and growers within the state of California. The commission is not funded by tax payers but by self-taxation or assessments on California strawberry growers. The amount assessed is approved annually by the commission board of directors. [3] [4] This assessment pays for the commission’s activities and projects.
The current president is Rick Tomlinson. He replaces Mark Murai, a third generation strawberry farmer from Orange County, California. [5]
The California Strawberry Commission focuses activities and projects in:
Activities and projects are developed, approved and implemented under the authority of the commission’s board of directors.
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The CSC's predecessor organization, the Board, popularized the use of soil fumigation starting in 1967 and it has remained vital ever since. [6]