“Most of the damage occurred in the North end of the Valley out by La Garita and along Highway 112.” said Chris Eddy, Farm, Ranch & Crop department manager at Dell’s Insurance in Alamosa.
Chris added “We’ve had well over 200 claims on Monday, which is the most I’ve seen in one day in a very long time, and they’re still coming in. Most of the initial reports are at 50% - 100% crop loss, but we already have insurance adjusters out in the fields gathering accurate loss information.”
Crop Hail Insurance is specifically designed to help protect a farmer from just this kind of disaster. Without insurance protection in place, a farmer could easily be wiped out by this kind of hailstorm.
