COLUMBIA — Gene Painter kneels and observes the sample of wheat before him, explaining the difference between damage done by hail and other perils. A clean cut in the stalk signals a rodent; a bent stalk is wind damage; but a broken stalk or missing berries are signs that hail is to blame.
Crop school teaches insurance adjusters to assess hail damage
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 | 8:01 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:44 p.m. CDT, Thursday, June 14, 2012
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