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

Under a $840,801 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, Agropur Inc. will distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) funds to eligible dairy farmers. The purpose of the PMVAP program, as outlined in CFDA 10.183, is to provide pandemic assistance payments through raw milk buyers to dairy farmers who received a lower value due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting federal policies.

Agropur will disburse the full PMVAP award amount to eligible dairy farmers who marketed milk to a federally regulated milk marketing order handler between July and December 2020. In addition, Agropur must obtain adjusted gross income attestations, issue Form 1099-MISC to each producer, provide documentation that payments complied with program rules, and deliver dairy policy education to eligible producers. The agreement period is from April 6, 2022 to June 30, 2022. There are no subrecipient activities associated with 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.