SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC) recently passed
its mandatory referendum with a majority of its qualified flower farms voting in
favor of the Commission’s continuation. This favorable passing of the referendum
means the Commission will continue its service to California Cut Flower farmers
for the next five years.
“I am pleased to continue the important work of the CCFC,” said CCFC Chairman
Hans Brand, owner of B&H Flowers. “The Commission works to do for all of us what
none of us could accomplish alone. It unites us California flower farmers,
provides industry leadership and a voice at the table where decisions are being
made that affect our bottom-lines.”
As a producer funded organization, the CCFC is required to hold a continuation
referendum every five years to allow its assessment paying growers to determine
its future service to the industry. The Commission’s current scope of work
includes promotion, transportation, governmental affairs and grower economic
development.
About the California Cut Flower Commission
The CCFC is a state commission, created by the state legislature to promote
California- grown cut flowers and foliages. The CCFC is overseen by the
California Department of Food and Agriculture and is funded by assessments on
flower farms with gross sales over $500,000. There are approximately 275 growers
of flowers and foliage distributed throughout the state. They produce and market
some $330 million worth of flowers and foliage each year and has an economic
impact of $10.3 billion to the state’s economy. California’s cut flower farms
employ approximately 14,000 people directly.
Source:
California Cut Flower Commission