Distribute pandemic marketvolatility assistance program monies to dairy farmers who received alower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic andensuing federal policies

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1,119,140 cooperative agreement to Farmfirst Dairy Cooperative under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183). The purpose of the agreement is for Farmfirst Dairy Cooperative to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic and ensuing federal policies. As the sub-awardee, Farmfirst Dairy Cooperative will disburse PMVAP monetary assistance payments to eligible dairy farmers located in Wisconsin from December 17, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The PMVAP aims to provide $1.1 million in pandemic assistance payments, through cooperative agreements with raw milk buyers, to dairy farmers affected by market volatility related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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