Jeff Dlott

Jeff Dlott is President of SureHarvest (formerly RealToolbox), a California corporation that provides agricultural and food products customers with software products and professional services to increase their economic profitability, environmental stewardship and social responsibility. For the last 15 years, he has focused on the development and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in collaborative partnerships. These partnerships typically include growers, processors, researchers and extension agents, environmental nonprofits, and the broader community of stakeholders. Since 2001, Jeff has managed a professional services team working with the Wine Institute, California Association of Winegrape Growers and many regional winegrowing associations in the design, execution and evaluation of the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices (SWP), a comprehensive sustainable management practices assessment and educational program for winegrowers and winemakers. He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from UC Berkeley in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management