Title: Terminology and Acronyms Report

Terminology and Acronyms Report

Term | Acronym | Vocabulary | Vocabulary Type | Preferred Term | Definitions
Agriculture | | Chesapeake Bay Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | | Definition: The science or practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals for the production of food, fiber, fuel and other products.
Agriculture Branch | AB | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Agriculture Branch | AB | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Agriculture Control Program | ACP | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Agriculture Division | AD | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Agriculture Division | AD | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Agriculture/Forestry | | Resilience and Adaptation in New England (RAINE) Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | | Definition: How community or regional agricultural and/or forestry industries will be impacted or proposed strategies or plans to mitigate impacts to agriculture and/or forestry included in RAINE database.
Agriculture Industry | | Web Taxonomy-Industries | Taxonomy | | Definition: The Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals from a farm, ranch, or their natural habitats. [NAICS]
Agriculture-related water reuse | | Regulations and End-Use Specifications Explorer Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | | Definition: The use of recycled water for production of both crops for human consumption and non-food crops of commercial value. This reuse application excludes livestock watering, onsite non-potable reuse, and landscape irrigation.
Commercial Agriculture | | Hazard Ranking System Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | | Definition: Production of crops for sale, including crops intended for widespread distribution (e.g., supermarkets) and more limited distribution (e.g., local produce stands), and any nonfood crops such as cotton and tobacco. Commercial agriculture does not include livestock production, livestock grazing, or crops grown for household consumption (e.g., backyard garden or fruit trees).
Department of Agriculture | DOA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 | FACTA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO | Pesticides Reregistration Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | |
Food and Agriculture Organization | FAO | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture | NASDA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Raw Agriculture Commodity | RAC | Pesticides Reregistration Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | |
Sustainable Agriculture | | Pesticides Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | | Definition: Environmentally friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to the farm as an ecosystem, including effects on soil, water supplies, biodiversity, or other surrounding natural resources. The concept of sustainable agriculture is an "intergenerational" one in which we pass on a conserved or improved natural resource base instead of one which has been depleted or polluted. Terms often associated with farms or ranches that are self-sustaining include "low-input," organic, "ecological," "biodynamic," and "permaculture."
sustainable agriculture | | Environmental Issues Terms &Acronyms | Glossary and Key Word List | | Definition: Environmentally friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to the farm as an ecosystem, including effects on soil, water supplies, biodiversity, or other surrounding natural resources. The concept of sustainable agriculture is an "intergenerational" one in which we pass on a conserved or improved natural resource base instead of one which has been depleted or polluted. Terms often associated with farms or ranches that are self-sustaining include "low-input," organic, "ecological," "biodynamic," and "permaculture."
U. S. Department of Agriculture | USDA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
United States Department of Agriculture | USDA | Pesticides Reregistration Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | |
United States Department of Agriculture | USDA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
U.S. Department of Agriculture | USDA | Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms | Glossary and Key Word List | |
U.S. Department of Agriculture | USDA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
U.S. Department of Agriculture | USDA | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
U.S. Department of Agriculture | USDA | Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary | Glossary and Key Word List | |
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service | USDA-FS | Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms | Glossary and Key Word List | |
Water and Agriculture Policy Division | WAPD | | Abbreviation and Acronym List | |
Agriculture | | EPA EV-Fields of Study | Taxonomy | | Definition: The science or practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals for the production of food, fiber, fuel and other products. [Chesapeake Bay Glossary]

Agriculture Disaster

EPA EV-Environmental Events-Emergencies &Disasters

Taxonomy

Definition 1: Natural disaster losses, resulting from drought, flood, fire, freeze, tornadoes, pest infestation, and other calamities. [USDA Farm Service Agency at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA]
Definition 2: Four types of disaster designations are made: 1) Presidential major disaster declaration; 2) USDA Secretarial disaster designation; 3) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator's Physical Loss Notification and, 4) Quarantine designation. [USDA Farm Service Agency at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA]

Agriculture Water Resource | | EPA EV-Natural Environments-Natural Resources | Taxonomy | |
Organic Agriculture | | EPA EV-Biological Substances-Humans-Human Activities &Behaviors | Taxonomy | | Definition: A concept and practice of agricultural production that focuses on production without the use of synthetic inputs and does not allow the use of transgenic organisms. [USDA Glossary of Agricultural Biotechnology Terms]
Row Crop Agriculture | | EPA EV-Biological Substances-Humans-Human Activities &Behaviors | Taxonomy | | Definition: The rows or planting beds are far enough apart to permit the operation of machinery between them for cultural operations. [EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf]
Sustainable Agriculture | | EPA EV-Social &Economic Factors-Economic Factors | Taxonomy | | Definition: Environmentally friendly methods of farming that allow the production of crops or livestock without damage to the farm as an ecosystem, including effects on soil, water supplies, biodiversity, or other surrounding natural resources. The concept of sustainable agriculture is an "intergenerational" one in which we pass on a conserved or improved natural resource base instead of one which has been depleted or polluted. Terms often associated with farms or ranches that are self-sustaining include "low-input," organic, "ecological," "biodynamic," and "permaculture." [Pesticides Glossary; Environmental Issues Terms &Acronyms]
U.S. Department of Agriculture | | EPA EV-Regulatory Activities-Regulatory Roles | Taxonomy | |

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