Frequently Used Abbreviations

ABCD
Agri-Business Child Development Program

ACA
Advisory Council on Agriculture

ADS
Agriculture Data Statement

AED
Agricultural Economic Development

AEM
Agricultural Environmental Management

AFPB
Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board

AFT
American Farmland Trust

AI
Avian Influenza

AML
Agriculture and Markets Law

AMS
Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA)

ANSI
American National Standards Institute

APCP
Animal Population Control Program

APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)

APZ
Agricultural Protection Zoning

AWCP
Agricultural Workforce Certification Program

BMP
Best Management Practices

BSE
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Also known as Mad Cow Disease)

CAFO
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation

CFAP
Community Food & Agriculture Program

CNFC
Council of Northeast Farmer Cooperatives

CNMP
Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan

CREP
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

CSA
Community Supported Agriculture Program

CWD
Chronic Wasting Disease

CWT
Cooperatives Working Together

DEC
Department of Environmental Conservation

DEIP
Dairy Export Incentive Program

DFA
Dairy Farmers of America

EBT
Electronic Benefits Transfer
(Wireless Terminals - FarmerÅfs Markets)

ERS
Economic Research Service (USDA)

ESDC
Empire State Development Corporation

EUREP GAP
European Good Agricultural Practices

FAID
Food and Agricultural Industry Development (Department Grant Program)

FAS
Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA)

FDA
Food and Drug Administration

FLEP
Forest Land Enhancement Program

FMD
Foot and Mouth Disease

FMNP
FarmersÅf Market Nutrition Program

FOIL
Freedom of Information Law

FSA
Farm Service Agency (USDA)

FSIS
Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA)

FVC
Food Venture Center (New York State)

GIPSA
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards (USDA)

HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point

MAP
Market Access Program

MILC
Milk Income Loss Contract

MPC
Milk Protein Concentrate

MPSF
Milk Producers Security Fund

MTBE
Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (Additive to Gasoline)

NASDA
National Association of State Development Agencies

NASS
National Agriculture Statistics Service

NEFC
Northeast Farm Communicators Association

NFA
Natural Food Associations

NMPF
National Milk Producers Federation

NOFA - NY
Northeast Organic FarmersÅf Association of New York

NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)

NYFB
New York Farm Bureau

NYSCHAP
New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program

NYSEQAP
New York State Egg Quality Assurance Program

NYSERDA
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

NYSHHAP
New York State Horse Health Assurance Program

OTDA
Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance

PACA
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act

PCP
Posted County Prices

PDR
Purchase of Development Rights

PQAP
Produce Quality Assurance Program

RFP
Request for Proposal

SE
Salmonella Enteritidis

SEQRA
State Environmental Quality Review Act

SLWAP
Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program

STAR
New York State School Tax Relief Program

TDR
Transfer of Development Rights

USDA
United States Department of Agriculture

WAC
Watershed Agricultural Council

WAOB
World Agricultural Outlook Board

WIC
Women, Infants and Children Meal Program