AFPA | Agricultural Fair Practices Act | |
AMS | Agricultural Marketing Service | |
APHIS | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | |
ARS | Agricultural Research Service | |
ATTRA | Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas | |
B&I | Business and Industry | |
CRAT | Civil Rights Action Team | |
CRIT | Civil Rights Implementation Team | |
CSREES | Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service | |
EQIP | Environmental Quality Incentive Program | |
ERS | Economic Research Service | |
FAC | Food and Agriculture Council | |
FAIR | Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act | |
FAS | Foreign Agricultural Service | |
FCS | Farm Credit System | |
FFAS | Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service | |
FICA | Federal Insurance Compensation Act | |
FMHA | Farmers Home Administration | |
FMNP | Farmers Market Nutrition Program | |
FNCS | Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services | |
FNS | Food and Nutrition Service | |
FS | Forest Service | |
FSA | Farm Service Agency | |
FSMIP | Federal State Marketing Improvement Program | |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade | |
GIPSA | Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration | |
IRP | Intermediary Relending Program | |
IRS | Internal Revenue Service | |
MRP | Marketing and Regulatory Programs | |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement | |
NASS | National Agricultural Statistics Service | |
NCI | National Cancer Institute | |
NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | |
NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service | |
NRE | Natural Resources and Environment | |
OBPA | Office of Budget and Program Analysis | |
OCE | Office of the Chief Economist | |
OGC | Office of the General Counsel | |
OCR | Office of Civil Rights | |
OO | Office of Outreach | |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
PACA | Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act | |
PCSD | Presidents Commission on Sustainable Development | |
RBEG | Rural Business Enterprise Grant | |
RBS | Rural Business Cooperative Service | |
RC&D | Resource Conservation and Development | |
RD | Rural Development | |
REE | Research, Education and Economics | |
RHS | Rural Housing Service | |
RMA | Risk Management Agency | |
SARE | Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education | |
SDSF | Sustainable Development and Small Farms | |
SFP | Small Farm Program, CSREES | |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture | |
WIC | Women, Infants and Children |
Last updated: 05/14/04
URL: http://www.usda.gov/agency/oce/smallfarm/acronyms.htm