[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.

He replaces Mark Murai, a third generation strawberry farmer from Orange County, California.

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

[2] The CSC's predecessor organization, the Board, popularized the use of soil fumigation starting in 1967 and it has remained vital ever since.