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Terms and Definitions

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 President’s 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 



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Last updated: 05/14/04
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