| AA |
Affirmative Action |
| AACC |
American Association of Community Colleges |
| AAFCS |
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences |
| AAP |
Affirmative Action Plan |
| AAPCO |
American Association of Pesticide Control Officials |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| CES |
Cooperative Extension System |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CNPP |
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion |
| COOL |
Country of Origin Labeling |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| KyDOW |
Ky Division of Water |
| EARS |
Extension Accomplishment Reporting System |
| EC |
Executive Committee |
| ECOP |
Extension Committee on Organization and Policy |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| FNS |
Food and Nutrition Service |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FQPA |
Food Quality and Protection Act |
| FSA |
Farm Service Agency |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| PGR |
Plant Growth Regulator |
| PHI |
Post Harvest Interval |
| PIA |
Pesticide Impact Assessment |
| PLC |
Program Leadership Committee
• Representatives from above PC's and representatives from ASRED 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) |
| 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 |