SPECIAL ISSUE contents 6 Mother Nature can throw a lot at potato fields that could affect your next season. 8 FEATURES Page 3 Break the white mold cycle Pay close attention to field history Photo by Peter Wong Page 4 Beat early blight to the draw The right fungicide plan can help protect your fields Page 6 Plan now to get ahead of early season disease It's better to act than react Page 8 Preventing and managing devastating potato late blight outbreaks Defoliation can occur in just days 4 ON THE COVER Mickelsen Farms harvest 2 Spudman