C r o p I n s u r a n c e VisitWebsite ag-risk.org Crop Insurance Family with Peace of Mind By Laurie Langstraat, NCIS It was a sunny, warm July morning in Northeast Washington. Vern Williams was just days away from harvesting his golden wheat crop. "We should start harvesting next week," Vern said. "I am praying really hard we don't have a hailstorm between now and then. This is my best crop in a really long time." The Williams farm is located about 16 miles southwest of Spokane, near Medical Lake, in some of the best cropland in the country. As you drive through the rolling hills and valleys of Spokane County, all you see for miles and miles is wheat stalks swaying in the wind. Vern has been farming since 1970, and it's all he's ever wanted to do. His great grandfather, 30 FEBRUARY2018http://www.ag-risk.org