Farm Policy Abbreviations and Acronyms
2014 Farm Bill - Commodities | |
ARC | Agricultural Risk Coverage |
ARC – CO | County Agricultural Risk Coverage |
ARC – IC | Individual Agricultural Risk Coverage |
MPP | Margin Protection Program |
PLC | Price Loss Coverage |
2014 Farm Bill - Conservation | |
ACEP | Agricultural Conservation Easement Program |
CRP | Conservation Reserve Program |
CREP | Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program |
CSP | Conservation Stewardship Program |
EQIP | Environmental Quality Incentives Program |
RCCP | Regional Conservation Partnership Program |
Crop Insurance - Commodities | |
A&O | Administration and Operation |
APH | Average Production History |
ARP | Area Revenue Plan |
AYP | Area Yield Plan |
HPE | Harvest Price Exclusion |
NAP | Non-insured Assistance Program |
RP | Revenue Product |
SCO | Supplemental Coverage Option |
STAX | Stacked Income Protection Plan |
YP | Yield Product |
2008 Farm Bill | |
ACRE | Average Crop Revenue Election |
DCP | Direct Countercyclical Program |
MILC | Milk Income Loss Contract |
SURE | Supplemental Revenue Assistance |
International Trade | |
ASCM | Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
AMS | Aggregate Measurement Support |
OTDS | Overall Trade Distorting Support |
WTO | World Trade Organization |
Government Agencies | |
CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
ERS | Economic Research Service |
FSA | Farm Service Agency |
NASS | National Agricultural Statistics Services |
RMA | Risk Management Agency |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
Other | |
CC | Counter Cyclical |
SNAP | Supplemental Food and Nutrition Program |
WASDE | World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates |