Resources

National Associations

• National Onion Association

Founded in 1913, the National Onion Association (NOA) is the official organization representing growers, shippers, brokers, and commercial representatives of the U.S. onion industry.

Regional/State Associations

• California Garlic & Onion Research Advisory Board
• California Specialty Crops Council
• Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
• Georgia – Vidalia Onion Committee
• Idaho-Eastern Oregon
• Michigan Onion Committee
• New Mexico Dry Onion Commission MSC 5600 PO Box 30005, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA, 575-646-4929
• New York State Vegetable Growers’ Association
• Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association
• South Texas Onion Committee
• Utah Onions, Inc.
• Washington – Columbia Basin Onion Research Committee, Kennewick, WA. Contact Sheri Nolan, snolan@agmgt.com, (509) 585-5460, Ag Management, 6601 W. Deschutes Avenue Suite C2, Kennewick, WA 99336-7811, USA
• Washington – Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee

Industry news and information sources (national)

• Onion World Magazine
• Onion Business
• American Vegetable Grower Magazine
• Western Farm Press (western US)

• Agdia Testing Services
• National Onion Labs
• Seed Testing Lab
• Western Labs
• Eurofins STA Laboratories
• Safe Food Alliance
• California Seed & Plant Lab, Inc.
• Iowa State University Seed Laboratory
• University of Idaho Parma Research & Extension Center Plant Diagnostic Services
• Oregon State University Nematode Testing Services
• Not finding your state or region listed here? The National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) includes a map with links to state diagnostic labs by region.

• California: UCANR Cooperative Extension
• Colorado State University Extension
• Idaho: University of Idaho Parma Research & Extension Center
• Georgia: University of Georgia Extension
• Michigan State University Extension – Vegetable Team
• New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service
• New York: Cornel Cooperative Extension – Cornell Vegetable Program
• Oregon State University Extension Service
• Pennsylvania State University Extension
• Texas A&M Agrilife Extension
• Utah State University Extension
• Washington: WSU Extension (Benton & Franklin Counties) 
• Washington, Oregon, Idaho: Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group (PNW VEG) with a link to a Photo Gallery of onion problems
• Washington: WSU Grant & Adams Counties Extension – Potato and Vegetable Production Systems

• Compendium of Onion & Garlic Diseases and Pests, 2nd Ed
• Extension bulletin: Bacterial Diseases of Onions in Georgia
• Extension bulletin: CSU Onion Health Management & Production Handbook
• Extension video “How Do We Stop the Rot?” This extension video (~15 minutes) provides an overview of bacterial diseases of onion and information on management of factors causing disease. The video was shot in Washington’s Columbia Basin, but contains plenty of information relevant for onion production in other regions.
• Extension video on basics of identifying bacterial rots ~3 minutes English Spanish
• Onion Botrytis Diagnostic Guide
• Onion Diagnostic Pocket Guide (ipmPIPE series)
• Onion Thrips Identification and Control