Weather · Cereals, sunflower, oilseed rape, olive and tomato
Hail: the damage, by zone and with area
After a hailstorm, if you are insured, you have to report quickly and decide fast. We fly the field and give you the damage by zone and its area.
We have not flown this problem ourselves yet. We work it out with you, on your field.
The problem
You have to act in time
Hail tears leaves, stems, flowers and fruit, and does not hit the whole field the same way. In young oilseed rape (canola), the plant that loses both seed leaves (cotyledons) or is snapped below them generally dies; the one that only loses leaves recovers; at flowering it can recover, but a lost pod does not come back.
Your insurance policy sets a short deadline to report the loss, and the loss adjuster must be able to see the damage. If harvest arrives before the assessment or without agreement on the valuation, you leave untouched sample strips.
How it works
A flight a few days later
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We fly after the storm
A few days later, when the plant that recovers can be told from the one that does not.
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We send you the map
Damaged zones with their area. In cereals, oilseed rape and sunflower you can see bare patches and flattened plants. In olive and tomato, hail damages fruit and leaf, and that is barely visible from the drone: the map shows where the storm passed.
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You decide with data
The insurance claim and, after the valuation, whether to resow. Before touching anything, tell the insurer or leave sample strips.
The map serves both the farmer and the loss adjuster: one picture of the damage, by zone and in hectares, that either can check.
Where it shows up
Where it appears
- Wheat
- Barley
- Oilseed rape (canola)
- Sunflower
- Olive
- Tomato for processing
What farmers ask us
Hail: field questions
How long do I have to tell the insurer?
Your policy sets the deadline; it is short, so check it as soon as the storm passes. One report per loss.
What if I have to harvest before the loss adjuster comes?
You leave untouched sample strips. How many and how depends on your policy and your crop: check your terms.
Does the map count as an assessment?
No. It helps you document the damage and show it to the loss adjuster. The valuation is theirs.
Know someone this would help?
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