Presented by: John Pattern, PBI-Gordon Corporation

John Patten has 39 years of experience in the Turf & Ornamental Industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in from Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. John started in the industry with a commercial landscaping and maintenance company who had with Johnson & Johnson as their primary customer. He added 13 years in the Liquid Fertilizer Industry, starting as a custom applicator (+55,000 acres), moving to Sales and Trouble-shooting with an emphasis on Turf & Ornamentals, as well as Agriculture.      

John has been with PBI Gordon for 20+ years as a Territory Manager covering at any given time, regions from Virginia to Maine. He spends approximately 4 months each year educating professionals in our Industry how to properly apply pesticides. He teaches education seminars throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. In many instances these sessions are through the State Universities.     

John is a licensed Commercial Pesticide Applicator in New Jersey and New York State and has served on numerous Industry Organizations including the Plant Food Education Society, which later merged with the Pesticide Association of New Jersey, to become the New Jersey Agribusiness Association. (Serving 2 years as their President.), and is presently serving as the Secretary of the New Jersey Green Industry Council, as well as the Education Committee Chair. Course Description - This course will cover all of the following:

•         Considerations for Application

•         Liquid Applications versus Dry Applications

•         "What Can Go Wrong”?

•         Nozzle Options and Nomenclature

•         Selecting the Best Nozzles for Specific Applications

•         Uniformity in Application

•         Drift versus Volatility

•         Why Calibration is Essential

•         Mixing Order of Pesticides

•         Questions

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