Montana State Hail Board to meet March 24

From Montana Department of Agriculture

HELENA — The Montana State Hail Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, at the Yogo Inn in Lewistown to prepare for the 2020 hail year.

An agenda will be made available on the department’s public notice website.

The Montana State Hail Insurance Program was created at the request of producers in 1917 to provide basic hail insurance coverage on any crop grown in Montana. The program is directed by a five-member board consisting of three producers appointed by the governor, the department director, and the state insurance commissioner.

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