STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Conditions were dry at Feltis Farms in mid-September, but due to modern agriculture technologies, the corn crop was bett…

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Three weeks before Labor Day, temperatures were too cool for late-planted crops and the lack of growing degree units wor…

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Hot temperatures and sun in mid-July brought the 2013 crops along.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Too much rain/water forced farmers in Olmsted County to re-evaluate cropping practices for 2013.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Rainfall was heavy and destructive in May across Olmsted County, but conditions improved dramatically in June.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Farmers in Olmsted County faced very difficult weather conditions throughout May with few or no opportunities for planting.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Conditions were wet and muddy across Olmsted County when Nick Feltis gave his May 22 producer report.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – For May Day, Mother Nature dropped a little something extra off at Southeast Minnesota’s doorstep – lots and lots of snow.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Nick Feltis recently turned 25, but in his short farming career, he’s already witnessed corn planting as early as March …

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Farmers are challenged by volatile growing conditions, and it doesn’t look like things will get easier.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – After the challenging growing season, the Feltis family was ready to start 2013 soybean harvest.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – Nick Feltis took a short break from harvest work to give his Oct. 8 report.

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. – As a 25-year-old farmer, Nick Feltis learned firsthand how heavy snowfall all winter, 13 inches of snow on May 1-3, and …