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Greensburg is on the mendAs claims adjuster for the Southern Plains Co-op in Greensburg, I read your Midwest Ag Report with interest. I have spent a lot of time in Greensburg. Indeed, things are stark. But the town is making a comeback. School is in session and a few of the other businesses are starting to rebuild. One of the challenges has been the enforcement of the new building codes. At any rate, although I only had one insured, it was a big one. With 22 damaged vehicles and 14 damaged structures, this was one huge claim. But the success lies in how fast the co-op has rebounded. The exterior office of the Southern Plains Co-op is complete and the interior should be finished within a month. Since the storm, they have been working out of a temporary office we provided. Now, electrical power is on almost throughout the business. The co-op's card-only fuel station, located at the corner of U.S. Hwy 54 and Main St., has been operational since the last week of July. The liquid fertilizer plant was operational the week after the storm. A day after that, the scale and office were operating again. Contractors have also reassembled the big grain elevator leg on the large concrete tank, and the facility has begun storing newly harvested corn. We needed that big tank for harvest. The elevator itself was back in operation a week after the tornado. Construction is complete on a new feed warehouse and a chemical building. Work is progressing on a 100-ton dry fertilizer building. My company, Nationwide Agribusiness, and the insurance agency representing us in Kansas, KSFA, recognize how important the co-op is to the town and that its customers rely on its services. And serving our insured customers is why we're here. Southern Plains has done a great job of maintaining and supporting its customers during this difficult time, and we're proud to have assisted in the process. I visited Greensburg again in early October and noticed that a few new houses have been built, and more appear to be on the way. The residential part of the puzzle is making a come back. In these big disasters, it just takes time. --Mark Whalen, Springfield, Mo. Date: 10/17/07
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