|
AAPSE
|
American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators
|
|
ABPA
|
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act (2002)
|
|
ACOP
|
Academic Programs Committee on Organization and Policy
|
|
ACRC
|
Ag Container Recycling Council
|
|
ACSH
|
American Council on Science and Health
|
|
ADSA |
American Dairy Science Association |
|
AEA
|
Association of Extension Administrators
|
|
AEOC
|
APHIS Emergency Operations Center
|
|
AFRI
|
Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative
|
|
AI
|
Active Ingredient
|
|
AMS
|
Agricultural Marketing
Service
|
|
ANR
|
Agriculture and Natural Resources
|
|
APHIS
|
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
|
|
APLU
|
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
|
|
APS |
American Phytopathological Society |
|
ARC
|
Appalachian Regional Commission
|
|
ARE ERA
|
Agricultural Research Extension Education Reform Act of
1998
|
|
ARRA
|
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
|
|
ARS
|
Agricultural Research Service
|
|
ASA |
American Society of Agronomy |
|
ASABE |
American Society of Agricultural
and Biological Engineers |
|
ASAS |
American Society of Animal Science |
|
ASHS |
American Society for Horticulture Science |
|
ASRED
|
Association of Southern Region Extension Directors
|
|
ATTRA
|
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
|
|
BIFS
|
Biologically Integrated Farming Systems
|
|
BLM
|
Bureau of Land Management
|
|
BMPs
|
Best Management Practices
|
|
BPST
|
Base Program Strategic Team
|
|
BTOP
|
Broadband Technology Opportunities Program
|
|
CAFO
|
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
|
|
CARET
|
Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and
Teaching
|
|
CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control
|
|
CECP
|
Cooperative Extension Curriculum Project
|
|
CES
|
Cooperative Extension System
|
|
CFR
|
Code of Federal Regulations
|
|
CNPP
|
Center for
Nutrition Policy and Promotion
|
|
COOL
|
Country of Origin Labeling
|
|
COPs
|
Communities of Practice
|
|
CR
|
Civil Rights
|
|
CRA
|
Cumulative Risk Assessment
|
|
CRP
|
Conservation Reserve Program
|
|
CRD
|
Community Resource Development
|
|
CRED
|
Community Resource and Economic Development
|
|
CSA
|
Community Supported Agriculture
|
|
CSREES
(now NIFA)
|
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension
Service
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
|
|
CSSA |
Crop Science Society of America |
|
CTDE
|
Communications, Technology and Distance Education
|
|
CYFAR
|
Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Initiative
|
|
DHS
|
Department of Homeland Security
|
|
DOD
|
Department of Defense
|
|
DOI
|
Department of the Interior
|
|
DOW
|
Division of Water
|
|
EARS
|
Extension Accomplishment Reporting System
|
|
EC
|
Executive Committee
|
|
ECOP
|
Extension Committee on Organization and Policy
|
|
ECS
|
Economic and Community Systems
|
|
EDEN
|
Extension Disaster Education Network
|
|
EEO
|
Equal Employment Opportunity
|
|
EFNEP
|
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
|
|
EIS
|
Extension Information System
|
|
ELDT
|
Experiential Learning Design Team (4-H)
|
|
entrecop
|
eXtension Entrepreneurship Communities of Practice
|
|
EPA
|
Environmental Protection Agency
|
|
EQIP
|
Environmental Quality Incentives Program
|
|
ERS
|
Economic Research Service
|
|
ES
|
Extension Service
|
|
ESCOP
|
Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy
|
|
ESP
|
Epsilon Sigma Phi
|
|
EUP
|
Experimental Use Permit
|
|
F4HN
|
Families, 4-H and Nutrition
|
|
FAD
|
Foreign Animal Disease
|
|
FAS
|
Foreign Agricultural Service
|
|
FCEA
|
Food, Conservation, & Energy Act
|
|
FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
|
FDRM
|
Family Development and Resource Management
|
|
FEMA
|
Federal Emergency Management Agency
|
|
FIFRA
|
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
|
|
FNCS
|
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
|
|
FNS
|
Food and Nutrition Service
|
|
FOIA
|
Freedom of Information Act
|
|
FQPA
|
Food Quality and Protection Act
|
|
FSA |
Farm Service Agency |
|
FSA
|
Food
Security Act
|
|
FSIS
|
Food Safety and Inspection
Service
|
|
FSQ
|
Food Safety and Quality
|
|
FWS
|
(U.S.) Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
FY
|
Fiscal Year
|
|
GAO
|
General Accounting Office
|
|
GAP
|
Good Agricultural Practices
|
|
GIS
|
Geographic Information Systems
|
|
GMO
|
Genetically Modified Organism
|
|
GPRA
|
Government Performance and Results Act
|
|
GPS
|
Global Positioning System
|
|
GRAS
|
Generally Regarded as Safe
|
|
HACCP
|
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
|
|
HBCUS
|
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
|
|
HHS
|
Health and Human Services
|
|
HRD
|
Human Resource Development
|
|
HUD
|
Housing and Urban Development
|
|
ICOP
|
International Committee on Organization and Policy
|
|
IFOAM
|
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
|
|
IGA
|
Inter-government Agreement
|
|
IPA
|
Inter-government Personnel Agreement
|
|
IPM
|
Integrated Pest Management
|
|
IPPC
|
International Plant Protection Convention
|
|
IT
|
Information Technology
|
|
JCEP
|
Joint Council of Extension Professionals
|
|
JOE
|
Journal of Extension
|
|
KAC |
Kentucky Agricultural Council |
|
KACAA
|
Kentucky Association of County Agricultural Agents
|
|
KCA
|
Kentucky Cattleman’s Association
|
|
KDA
|
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
|
|
LVD
|
Leadership and Volunteer Development
|
|
MOA
|
Memorandum of Agreement
|
|
MOODLE
|
Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
|
|
MOU
|
Memorandum of Understanding
|
|
MRL
|
Maximum Residue Level
|
|
MRLS
|
Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome
|
|
NACAA
|
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
|
|
NACDEP
|
National Association of Community Development Extension
Professionals
|
|
NAE4HA
|
National Association of Extension 4-H Agents
|
|
NAEFCS
|
National Association of Extension Family and Consumer
Sciences
|
|
NAIS
|
National Animal Identification System
|
|
NAL
|
National Agricultural Library
|
|
NAPIAP
|
National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment
Program
|
|
NASS
|
National Agricultural Statistics Service
|
|
NASULGC
|
National Association of State Universities and Land
Grant Colleges
|
|
NCRCRD
|
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
|
|
NELD
|
National Extension Leadership Development
|
|
NEP
|
Nutrition Education Program
|
|
NERCRD
|
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
|
|
NIDT
|
National Initiative Development Team
|
|
NIFA
|
National Institute of Food & Agriculture
|
|
NIMS |
National Incident Management System
|
|
NIMSS
|
National Information Management and Support System
|
|
NIMT
|
National Initiative Management Team
|
|
NIT
|
National Initiative Team
|
|
NPDN
|
National Plant Diagnostic Network
|
|
NPIC
|
National Pesticide Information Center
|
|
NPL
|
National Program Leader
|
|
NRAES
|
Natural Resource and Agricultural Engineering Service
|
|
NRCS
|
National Resource Conservation Service
|
|
NREM
|
Natural Resource and Environmental Management
|
|
NSF
|
National Science Foundation
|
|
NSAC |
National
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition |
|
NTIA
|
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
|
|
NYDC
|
National 4-H Youth Directions Council
|
OASDFR
(2501 Program) |
Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and
Ranchers |
|
OCIA
|
Organic Crop Improvement Association
|
|
OFRF
|
Organic Farming and Research Foundation
|
|
OJJDP
|
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
|
|
OMK |
Operation Military Kids |
|
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
|
PAS
|
Plant and Animal Systems
|
|
PAWC
|
Professional Agricultural Workers Conference
|
|
PC
|
Program Committees
|
ANR
|
Agriculture and Natural Resources
|
|
COM
|
Communications
|
|
IT
|
Information Technology
|
|
CRD
|
Community Development
|
|
FCS
|
Family and Consumer Sciences
|
|
4-H
|
4-H Youth Development
|
|
MM
|
Middle Management
|
|
PSD
|
Program and Staff Development
|
|
|
PGR |
Plant Growth Regulator
|
|
PHI
|
Post Harvest Interval
|
|
PIA
|
Pesticide Impact Assessment
|
|
PLC
|
Program Leadership Committee
• Representatives from above PC's and representatives from AS RED
and AEA
|
|
PLN
(SRPLN)
|
Program Leadership Network
Southern Region Program Leadership Network
|
|
POE
|
Program of Excellence
|
|
POW
|
Plan of Work
|
|
PPE
|
Personal Protective Equipment
|
|
PSEP
|
Pesticide Safety Education Program (formerly PAT)
|
|
RCCI
|
Rural Community & Technical College System
|
|
RCWP
|
Rural Clean Water Program
|
|
REE
|
Research, Education and Economics
|
|
REI
|
Re-entry Interval
|
|
RREA |
Renewable Resources Extension Act |
|
RRDC
|
Regional Rural Development Centers
|
|
RSS
|
Rural Sociology Society
|
|
RUP
|
Restricted Use Pesticide
|
|
SAAESD
|
Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station
Directors
|
|
SARL |
State Agriculture and
Rural Leaders |
|
SAWG
|
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group |
|
SEAL
|
Strengthening Extension Advisory Leadership
|
|
SAES
|
State Agricultural Experiment Station
|
|
SARE
|
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
|
|
SERA
|
Southern Extension & Research Activities
|
|
SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program |
|
SRDC
|
Southern Rural Development Center
|
|
SR-PLN
|
Southern Region
Program Leaders Network
|
|
SSAWG |
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
|
|
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
|
USDA
|
United States Department of Agriculture
|
|
USFWS
|
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
|
|
USGS
|
United States Geological Survey
|
|
WHO |
World Health Organization |
|
WPS
|
Worker Protection Standards
|
|
WRDC
|
Western Rural Development Center
|
|
YAR
|
Youth at Risk
|
