Devastating hurricanes and persistent citrus diseases have taken a heavy toll on Florida’s specialty crop industry, especially citrus farmers. But a new series of farmer testimonial videos shows how crop insurance is helping growers stay in business, protect their workers, and build for the future.

From citrus nurseries to ornamental tree farms, these producers share how fast, reliable support through crop insurance products like Hurricane Insurance Protection (HIP) is helping them weather the storm.

Watch their stories below:

Melanie Ressler – Cherry Lake Tree Farm
“Being able to have those checks quickly allows us to continue to employ everyone and harvest what we have left.”

Matt Machata – Citrus Farmer
“The safety net of crop insurance… lets you know that you can keep going and you’re not going to have to worry that you’re going to go out of business that year because of the crop loss.”

Geoff Roe – Noble Ag
“It’s the first tool from an insurance standpoint for citrus that I’ve been privy to… that works, that truly works, that makes us go.”

Jerry Mixon – KLM and Six M Farms
“One of the things that makes the HIP insurance and the tropical storm insurance so critical for us… is the speed at which it happens… It’s wonderful.”

Danny Finch – Record Buck Farms
“It’s a coverage for risks that we’ve been concerned about for a long time.”

Jason Watts – Florida Best Farms
“There’s no way for sure – crop insurance, if it wasn’t there – there’s no way most of us would still be able to be in business, truthfully.”