USDA announces additional assistance for dairy farmers

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday the details of additional assistance for dairy producers, including a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program — PMVAP — and a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program — ODMAP.

The update to PMVAP and the new ODMAP will enable USDA to better support small- and medium-sized dairy operations who weathered the pandemic and now face other challenges.

“The Biden-Harris administration continues to fulfill its commitments to fill gaps in pandemic assistance for produce...