California Strawberry Commission

Infobox Government agency
agency_name = California Strawberry Commission

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formed = 1993
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headquarters = 180 Westridge Dr.,
Suite 101
Watsonville, California
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chief1_name = Mark Murai
chief1_position = President
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parent_agency = California Department of Food and Agriculture
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website = http://www.calstrawberry.com
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The California Strawberry Commission, is a state-chartered agency of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. [ [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fac&group=77001-78000&file=77430-77447 CA Codes (fac:77430-77447) ] ] Established by the California State Legislature in 1993, the commission replaced the California Strawberry Advisory Board. [http://www.calstrawberry.com/commission/hisofcsc.asp CSC - California Strawberry Commission ] ] 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. [http://www.californiagrown.org/content/members_sig_strawberry.asp] [ [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=fac&group=77001-78000&file=77481-77488 CA Codes (fac:77481-77488) ] ] This assessment pays for the commission’s activities and projects.

The current president is Mark Murai, a third generation strawberry farmer from Orange County, California. [ [http://westernfarmpress.com/mag/farming_strawberry_group_picks/ Strawberry group picks Murai for top position ] ]

Activities & Projects

The California Strawberry Commission focuses activities and projects in:

•Food Safety

•Trade Relations

•Marketing Communications

•Production and Nutrition Research

•Public Policy

Activities and projects are developed, approved and implemented under the authority of the commission’s board of directors.

Goals

The California Strawberry Commission’s stated vision is to be “the unified voice for a healthy California strawberry industry.” Their mission is “to shape a favorable environment that allows stakeholders in the California strawberry industry the opportunity to succeed.”

References

ee also

*U.S. Department of Agriculture
*California Environmental Protection Agency

External links

* [http://www.calstrawberry.com California Strawberry Commission]
* [http://www.cdfa.ca.gov California Department of Food and Agriculture official website]
* [http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/exec/Public_Affairs/A.G._on_Ag.html Secretary A.G. Kawamura's official website]