As one of the nine NVS-pilot states, Florida has the lion’s share (40 percent) of the select counties where NVS will be offered. In those counties, NVS will be available alongside the existing nursery crop insurance policy so growers have a choice. USDA named the following 27 Florida counties to participate in the NVS pilot:
Alachua
Broward
Charlotte
Collier
Escamia
Flagler
Gadsden
Glades
Hendry
Hillsborough
Jefferson
Lake
Lee
Leon
Levy
Manatee
Marion
Martin
Miami-Dade
Orange
Palm Beach
Polk
Santa Rosa
Sarasota
Sarasota
Seminole
Sumter
Volusia