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