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Prairie Farms Dairy

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American Midwestern dairy cooperative

Prairie Farms Dairy is a dairy cooperative founded in Carlinville, Illinois, and now headquartered in Edwardsville, Illinois. As a dairy cooperative, Prairie Farms receives milk from producers and converts it into many different products, including cheese, butter, ice cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, various dips, yogurt, and fluid milk.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1938Founded1

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Prairie Farms Dairy is a dairy cooperative founded in Carlinville, Illinois, and now headquartered in Edwardsville, Illinois. As a dairy cooperative, Prairie Farms receives milk from producers and converts it into many different products, including cheese, butter, ice cream, sour cream, cottage cheese, various dips, yogurt, and fluid milk.2

Products and brands

  • dairy

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1938Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$323.6M 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $323.6M in all. Federal grants $12.9M; Other federal assistance $3.0M; Federal contracts $307.8M.$0$50M$100M$150M2008 · Federal contracts: $5.0M20082009 · Federal contracts: $3.9M2010 · Other federal assistance: $500.0K2010 · Federal contracts: $4.0M20102011 · Other federal assistance: $750.0K2011 · Federal contracts: $4.5M2012 · Other federal assistance: $750.0K2012 · Federal contracts: $3.9M20122013 · Other federal assistance: $750.0K2013 · Federal contracts: $5.4M2014 · Federal contracts: $5.1M20142015 · Federal contracts: $1.2M2016 · Federal contracts: $908.3K20162017 · Federal contracts: $2.3M2018 · Federal contracts: $11.9M20182019 · Federal contracts: $19.2M2020 · Federal contracts: $146.2M20202021 · Other federal assistance: $247.9K2021 · Federal contracts: $23.4M2022 · Federal grants: $11.3M2022 · Federal contracts: $15.4M20222023 · Federal grants: $1.5M2023 · Federal contracts: $13.7M2024 · Federal contracts: $18.6M20242025 · Federal contracts: $11.2M2026 · Federal contracts: $12.0M2026
Without federal contracts$15.8M 2010–2023
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2010–2023: $15.8M in all. Federal grants $12.9M; Other federal assistance $3.0M.$0$5M$10M$15M2010 · Other federal assistance: $500.0K20102011 · Other federal assistance: $750.0K2012 · Other federal assistance: $750.0K20122013 · Other federal assistance: $750.0K20142016201820202021 · Other federal assistance: $247.9K2022 · Federal grants: $11.3M20222023 · Federal grants: $1.5M2023
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026––$12.0M$12.0M
2025––$11.2M$11.2M
2024––$18.6M$18.6M
2023$1.5M–$13.7M$15.3M
2022$11.3M–$15.4M$26.7M
2021–$247.9K$23.4M$23.6M
2020––$146.2M$146.2M
2019––$19.2M$19.2M
2018––$11.9M$11.9M
2017––$2.3M$2.3M
2016––$908.3K$908.3K
2015––$1.2M$1.2M
2014––$5.1M$5.1M
2013–$750.0K$5.4M$6.2M
2012–$750.0K$3.9M$4.7M
2011–$750.0K$4.5M$5.2M
2010–$500.0K$4.0M$4.5M
2009––$3.9M$3.9M
2008––$5.0M$5.0M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for 12 registered units, including subsidiaries under the same parent. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jan 5, 2022$11.3M from Agricultural Marketing Service: Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (Pmvap)5 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award AM22DYPMVAP0C070
  2. Apr 5, 2023$1.5M from Agricultural Marketing Service: Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (Pmvap)6 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award AM23DYPMVAP0C034

Largest direct payments

  1. Aug 26, 2021$73.4K from Agricultural Marketing Service: Trade Mitigation Program Eligible Recipient Agency Operational Funds7 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 12FA00PY77723658
  2. Aug 23, 2021$50.6K from Agricultural Marketing Service: Trade Mitigation Program Eligible Recipient Agency Operational Funds8 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 12FA00PY77714129
  3. Sep 21, 2021$41.3K from Agricultural Marketing Service: Trade Mitigation Program Eligible Recipient Agency Operational Funds9 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 12FA00PY77823563

Largest contracts

  1. May 14, 2020$125.1M from Agricultural Marketing Service: 2000006919/4100020247/fluid milk,dairy products box10 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 123J1420C1895
  2. Mar 19, 2024$2.0M from Agricultural Marketing Service: Commodities for usg food donations: 2000009942/4100029622/milk 2% fresh ctr-64 fl oz,milk 1% fresh ctr-128 fl oz,milk 2% fresh ctr-128 fl oz11 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 123J1424C1284
  3. Jul 10, 2020$1.9M from Agricultural Marketing Service: 2000007093/4100021024/butter print salted ctn-36/1 lb12 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 123J1420C2684
  4. Aug 1, 2024$1.8M from Agricultural Marketing Service: Commodities for usg food donations: 2000010207/4100030616/milk 2% fresh ctr-64 fl oz,milk 1% fresh ctr-128 fl oz,milk 2% fresh ctr-128 fl oz13 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 123J1424C2303
  5. Sep 26, 2018$1.7M from Agricultural Marketing Service: 2000005597/4100015827/milk 2% fresh ctr-9/64 fl oz,milk whole fresh ctr-9/64 fl oz,milk 1% fresh ctr-9/64 fl oz,milk skim fresh ctr-9/64 fl 14 To PRAIRIE FARMS DAIRY INC Award 123J1418C2125

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