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Commonly used acronyms related to IPM
| ANR | Refers to MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspecting Service |
ARS |
Agricultural Research Service; the in-house research unit within USDA |
CABI |
Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International |
CAT Alert |
Crop Advisory Team Alert newsletters from MSU |
| CANR | MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
CRIS |
Current Research Information System |
CSP |
Conservation Security Program |
CSREES |
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, USDA |
CUE |
Critical Use Exemption |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
EQIP |
Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
ERS |
Economic Research Service |
ESA |
Entomological Society of America |
FCIC |
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation |
FQPA |
Food Quality Protection Act |
FTE |
Full-time equivalent |
FY |
Fiscal year |
GAP |
Good Agricultural Practice |
| ICM | Integrated Crop Management |
IPM |
Integrated Pest Management |
IR-4 |
Interregional Research Project #4 |
IWG |
IPM Working Groups |
| MAES | Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station |
| MASS | Michigan Agricultural Statistical Service |
| MDA | Michigan Department of Agriculture |
| MDEQ | Michigan Department of Environmental Quality |
MRL |
Maximum Residue Level |
MSDS |
Material Safety Data Sheet |
| MSU | Michigan State University |
| MSUE | Michigan State University Extension |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NAN | New Agriculture Network (organic resources) |
NASS |
National Agricultural Statistics Service |
NPDN |
National Plant Diagnostic Network |
NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA |
OP |
Organophosphate |
OPMP |
Office of Pest Management Policy (part of USDA) |
PD |
Project director |
PI |
Principal investigator |
PMAP |
Pest Management Alternatives Program (a grants program with USDA) |
| Project GREEEN | Michigan's Project Generating Research and Extension to meet Economic and Environmental Needs |
PMSP |
Pest Management Strategic Plan |
| RAMP | Risk Avoidance Mitigation Program (USDA grant program) |
RFA |
Request for applications (formerly called RFPs) |
RIPM |
Regional IPM Grants program |
SARE |
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education |
SNP |
State Network Projects |
US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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