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 United Dairy Cooperative Services Inc. a $260,754 cooperative agreement under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) with a completion date of June 30, 2022.

Under this award, United Dairy Cooperative Services will distribute PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers who received lower prices for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related federal policies during July-December 2020. United Dairy must obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue 1099-MISC forms, provide documentation that payments complied with program rules, and deliver dairy policy education to eligible producers. No subrecipient activities are involved. The purpose of this PMVAP cooperative agreement is to provide pandemic assistance payments to contract dairy farmers through agreements with raw milk buyers.

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