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's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded an $11.3 million cooperative agreement to Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. on January 5, 2022 through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program. Under this agreement, Prairie Farms will distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting federal policies. Prairie Farms must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-MISC forms reflecting individual payments, provide documentation that payments were made according to program rules, and conduct dairy policy education efforts. All program monies must be distributed to eligible dairy farmers by June 30, 2022. No subrecipient activities are included in this award.

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.