Become a Member
Why Join NOA?
The NOA can help you get connected, stay informed, and represent your interests. Membership includes access to:
- Up-to date production reports.
- Issues affecting crop yield, retail trends and movement.
- Promotional activities.
- Legislative pursuits, and more.
- Hundreds of industry related contacts.
Membership in this nonprofit association is a wise long-term investment in your operation’s future and the future of the U.S onion industry. Join today!
Use the following links to fill-out the online membership form and submit a payment via credit card.
New Foundations Brick Fundraiser
Here’s your chance to become a part of NOA history. We have begun the New Foundations Brick Fundraiser, through which you can have your name, your company name and logo, or a message, engraved in a brick that will line the walkway to the NOA’s new office building in Eaton, Colo.
You can buy bricks in two sizes: 4X8 for $200 and 8×8 for $400.
The money raised will go toward building renovations and other projects to keep your NOA functioning and representing its membership across the country.
Be a part of history and sign up to have your brick be a part of the walkway toward NOA’s future.
Email Courtney Herbst with your interest at [email protected].
NOA’s Purpose – Leading the Onion Industry into the Next Generation
From growers and shippers of all sizes, to commercial representatives of the industry, the National Onion Association is comprised of over 500 members from the United States and abroad.
NOA is proud to be an advocate on legislative matters for the industry and a catalyst for learning, networking, and promoting onions.
Benefits of Membership
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
Promotion Activity & Donations
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:
- Increase onion usage in consumer and foodservice channels nationwide.
- 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.
Legislative/Regulatory Advocacy – A Voice for the Industry
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.
