Abbreviated Terms

AITC ............................................................................................... Ag-in-the Classroom
APH ......................................................................................... Actual Production History
APHIS ................................................................. Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
ARS .................................................................................... Agriculture Research Service
BSL4 ................................................................................................... Bio Safety Level 4
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
PILT ....................................................................................... Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes
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