Become a Member

In today’s competitive, global market, you need timely information and access to industry contacts to build business relationships and stay ahead. Membership in the NOA can help you get connected and stay informed. Learn more about the association, its purpose, the benefits of being a member, and how to join.

Founded in 1913, the National Onion Association is recognized as the organization representing growers, shippers, brokers, and commercial representatives of the U.S. dry bulb onion industry. Today, the NOA is comprised of over 500 members from the United States and abroad.

From growers and shippers large and small, to the commercial representatives of the industry, NOA is proud to be a voice for the industry and a catalyst for learning, networking, and marketing.

NOA is a multi-faceted organization dedicated to:

• Gathering and distributing industry related information
• Tracking federal legislative and regulatory issues
• Increasing the visibility and consumption of onions
• Monitoring international trade
• Conducting industry wide educational conventions

NOA is committed to meeting the challenges that face production agriculture in the 21st century by offering members a number of benefits.

Features of Membership

• Monthly Newsletter, Statistical Reports estimating acreage and storage levels, Annual Legislative Bulletin
• Annual Membership Directory
• Rental Car Discounts
• Direct Advertising Exposure (online, in print, and via direct mail)
• Online visibility (reciprocal link agreement for members only)
• Promotion/Marketing Support

Membership with NOA gives you access to valuable information including: up-to date production reports, issues affecting crop yield, retail trends and movement, promotional activities, legislative pursuits, and more.

Be a part of moving the economic, political, and social interests of the industry forward. Access hundreds of industry related contacts to help drive business.

Membership in this non-profit association is a wise long-term investment in your operation’s future and the future of the U.S onion industry. Join today!

The NOA is dedicated to promoting and educating consumers, retailers, and foodservice professionals about bulb onions and their many uses. Since 1982, when the NOA started a promotion program, per capita consumption of onions has increased over 70% according to the USDA.

Funded through voluntary donations, the program continues today, thanks to the monetary support of onion growers, shippers, and brokers throughout the industry.

The NOA’s promotion program has two main goals:

1. Increase onion usage in consumer and foodservice channels nationwide
2. Generate as much publicity and awareness about onions, to produce the best return on the dollars donated to the program

The NOA encourages voluntary contributions from its members at $0.01 (one cent) per hundredweight. All growers, shippers, and brokers are asked to participate by sending their donation payable to the NOA.

The National Onion Association is committed to providing a unified voice for the United States dry bulb onion industry on national legislative, regulatory, trade, and environmental issues of importance. The preservation and profitability of U.S. onion farms and processors, marketing enterprises, and allied supplier businesses is a primary goal.

The Association has a long history of engaging the American political process. This is accomplished via discussions with political leaders on lobbying trips to Washington D.C., by written and digital correspondence with appropriate responsible parties, and by engaging grass-roots efforts to inform, educate, and persuade elected and appointed officials, as well as government career professionals regarding issues affecting the dry bulb onion industry.

• 2005-2009 Lobbied for Specialty Crop Research Initiative.
• 2003 protected the industry from being included in a deadly hepatitis outbreak linked to Green Onions.
• 1995-2005 Negotiated a ten year phase out of the tariff for U.S. onion imports in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Moving challenges forward with satisfactory resolution in mind, is the ambition of these activities. The National Onion Association is proud of its success in representing the diverse and varied interests of U.S. onion growers by exercising a significant role in influencing government policy and actions that directly affect opportunities to compete domestically and internationally.