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Abbreviated Terms

AITC   Ag-in-the-Classroom
APH   Actual Production History
APHIS   Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
ARS   Agriculture Research Service
BMP   Best Management Practice
CARES   County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship
CCC   Commodity Credit Corporation
CERP   Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
CWA   Clean Water Act
DEP   Department of Environmental Protection
DHS   Department of Homeland Security
DOC   Department of Citrus
DOF   Division of Forestry
DPI   Division of Plant Industry
EAA   Everglades Agricultural Area
EPA   Environmental Protection Agency
ESA   Endangered Species Act
FAWN   Florida Automated Weather Network
FCC   Florida Citrus Commission
FDACS   Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
FDOE   Florida Department of Education
FQPA   Food Quality Protection Act
FSA   Farm Service Agency
FTE   Full Time Equivalent
FWC   Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
FWS   Fish and Wildlife Service
GSP   Generalized System of Preferences
IPM   Integrated Pest Management
IRA   Individual Retirement Accounts
ITLA   Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts
MIL   Mobile Irrigation Labs
NAFTA   North American Free Trade Agreement
NRCS   National Resources Conservation Service
OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Act
PACA   Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
RCMA   Redlands Christian Migrant Association
RMA   Risk Management Agency
SARA   Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
TMDLs   Total Maximum Daily Loads
TPA   Trade Promotion Authority
UF/IFAS   University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
WTO   World Trade Organization