The United States Department of Agriculture is announcing additional assistance for dairy producers.

The additional money is coming from second-round funding through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program. This round will provide support for small and medium-sized dairy operations that made it through the pandemic but now face other challenges. The second-round funding will go to eligible dairy farmers that had fluid milk sales between five and nine million pounds from July through December 2020. This level of production was not eligible for payment under the first round. More information on the program is available here.