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 Oakhurst Dairy a $492,327 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA #10.183) to distribute pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers. Oakhurst Dairy will disburse all PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers who marketed raw milk to a federally regulated handler between July and December 2020. In addition to payments, Oakhurst Dairy must obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue 1099-MISC forms, provide documentation that payments complied with program rules, and conduct dairy policy education for eligible farmers. As the sole recipient, Oakhurst Dairy is responsible for full disbursement of funds and documentation of education efforts, subject to USDA verification. No subawards are associated with this cooperative agreement, which aims to compensate dairy farmers for lower prices due to 2020 pandemic market abnormalities and must 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.