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 MFA Producers LLC $143,678 under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183) cooperative agreement. MFA Producers will distribute PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers who received lower values for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and related federal policies during July-December 2020. MFA Producers must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue Form 1099-MISC to each reflecting their payment, provide documentation payments were made according to program rules, and deliver dairy policy education. All PMVAP funds must be distributed to eligible producers and MFA Producers will be subject to USDA payment verification. There are no subrecipient activities under this award made on December 29, 2021 to be completed by June 30, 2022.

Recipients will disburse pmvap monies toeligible producers. In additional, recipients must obtain adjustedgross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-misc toeach producer reflecting their pmvap payment, provide documentationpayments were made in accordance to program rules, and provide dairypolicy education to eligible producers. Recipients will disburse allpmvap monies to eligible producers, provide and document dairy policyeducation efforts, and be subject to payment verification by USDA staff.dairy farmers whose milk we marketed to a federal milk marketing orderregulated handler during july through december 2020 are the intendedbeneficiaries. There are no subrecipient activities.