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

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Lone Star Milk Producers, Inc. a $3,487,501 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) to distribute pandemic assistance payments to dairy farmers. Through this award, Lone Star Milk Producers will disburse PMVAP funds to eligible dairy producers who marketed raw milk to a federally regulated milk marketing order handler between July and December 2020 and received a lower value due to pandemic-related market abnormalities. In addition to payment distribution, Lone Star Milk Producers must obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue Form 1099-MISC to producers, document proper payment distribution according to program rules, and provide dairy policy education to eligible producers. All PMVAP funds must be disbursed to eligible dairy farmers by the completion date of June 30, 2022. No subrecipient activities are included in this award.

Recipients will disburse pmvap monies to eligible producers. In additional, recipients must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible producers, issue 1099-misc to each producer reflecting their pmvap payment, provide documentation payments were made in accordance to program rules, and provide dairy policy education to eligible producers. Recipients will disburse all pmvap monies to eligible producers, provide and document dairy policy education efforts, and be subject to payment verification by USDA staff. Dairy farmers whose milk we marketed to a federal milk marketing order regulated handler during july through december 2020 are the intended beneficiaries. There are no subrecipient activities.