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

This $107,906 cooperative agreement from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service will support Milk Procurement of Iowa LLC, doing business as Kalona Farms, to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) payments to eligible dairy farmers. As the PMVAP aims to provide assistance 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, Kalona Farms will disburse funds to producers who marketed raw milk to a federally regulated milk marketing order handler between July and December 2020. In addition to issuing 1099-MISC tax forms and verifying payment documentation, Kalona Farms must obtain adjusted gross income statements from producers and provide dairy policy education. There are no subrecipient activities associated with this award, which runs from January 19, 2022 to June 23, 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.