Fertilizer Institute

Farmers Cooperative Association Inc. is a supplier in animal feed, fertilizer and petroleum products for more than 80 years. Located in Frederick County, Md., it has dealers across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The association offers feeds for animals such as horses, sheep, goats, dogs, cats and rabbits. It also offers petro services, gasoline, kerosene and heating oil. Its fertilizer division provides products, such as grass seeds, crop seeds and hay tarps. Farmers Cooperative Association Inc. even organizes sale events and animal clinics.

Founded in 1920, Disabled American Veterans is a non-profit charity that caters to wartime-disabled veterans. Annually, the organization represents more than 200,000 veterans and families. It gets claims for benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense. The organization has over 88 offices throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Disabled American Veterans has partnership with the Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Major League Baseball, American Pain Foundation, etc. The company is Better Business Bureau accredited.

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.