Dr. Daniel Klittich is the Director of Agronomy at Mission Produce, a global leader in avocados and mangos, where his work focuses on improving field productivity and farm profitability. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in Entomology, specializing in integrated pest management (IPM) and silicon nutrition. Dr. Klittich brings broad experience across agricultural research, ag retail, fertility, horticulture, and commercial farming. He serves on the California Avocado Commission Board in a Handler seat, chairs the Production Research Committee, and with his wife farms 44 acres of avocados and citrus in Fillmore, California, while raising their three children.