USA mushroom production increases slightly
September 15, 2009
A few more mushrooms were sold in the U.S. this season, but because prices were slightly down, the value of those sales was lower. Production of the 2008/2009 U.S. mushroom crop of 817 million pounds (371 million kilograms) was up 1% from 2007/2008’s 813 million pounds (370 million kilograms), according to the annual mushroom report […]
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FETAC level 4 certificate in mushroom harvesting
August 19, 2009
The first mushroom harvesters in Europe to complete a unique work based training programme were presented with their certificates recently. The presentation took place in Days Hotel, Castlebar, Republic of Ireland on Monday 6th July when a group of 26 harvesters were presented with FETAC Certificates. The training programme was developed by the Teagasc Curriculum […]
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Patron Agri Systems takes over AEM
July 20, 2009
AEM bv in Maasbree (NL) goes further under the flag of Patron Agri Systems Group. With the take-over AEM – strong in the mushroom industry, becomes part of a stable organization in the steering and installation technique. For the customers of Patron, the take-over offers advantages as well, according to a company press release. On […]
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Five star mushroom hotel in South Africa
July 13, 2009
In the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, near Cape Town in South Africa, the mushroom experience is taken to another dimension by the launch of the Wild Mushroom hotel. The gourmet mushroom academy, a South African organisation to promote exotic mushrooms, has been the driving force behind this new project. The hotel, a restored manor house […]
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Successfull Dutch Mushroomdays
July 3, 2009
From the 10th to the 12th of June, after a 3 year break, The Dutch Mushroomdays were once again a good event to meet everybody in the mushroom industry. The days were held in the “Brabanthallen” in ‘s Hertogenbosch, a lively city in the centre of the Netherlands. What once started as a Dutch event, […]
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VVD Euro-parliamentarian to speak in Den Bosch
June 5, 2009
Jan Mulder, Euro-parliamentarian for the Dutch liberal party (VVD), and fourth on the list of candidates, will give a speech during the official opening of the Dutch Mushroom Days on Wednesday 10 June 2009. He will explain his vision of the mushroom sector in the context of promotional activities on a European scale. Date: 10 […]
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Dutch Mushroom Days poised to start
June 5, 2009
The Dutch Mushroom Days in Den Bosch promises to be a great success. Here’s the latest on this event. Due to the huge interest shown by international companies in the mushroom business in participating, the organisers have hired an additional hall in the Brabanthallen exhibition complex. There are currently 69 international and national participants. On the home page […]
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Company visits Mushroom Days
May 27, 2009
C point is organising company visits during the upcoming Dutch Mushroom Days. These farm walks take place on Friday, June 12th, 2009. The guided bus tour will take visitors to CNC Moerdijk, a big modern indoor composting plant, and Maasland Champignons in Hedel. Maasland has 14 growing rooms of 300 m2, and produces 30-32 tons […]
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Dr. Hans-Joachim Tschierpe passed away
May 19, 2009
The mushroom industry loses a worldwide well-known scientist and consultant by the death of Dr. Hans-Joachim Tschierpe. Tschierpe died on April 15 at the age of 78 after a short but severe illness. Tschierpe studied at the agricultural faculty of the Humboldt University in Berlin and made his name by researching the influence of CO2 levels […]
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IMMC5 postponed
May 19, 2009
The 5th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference (IMMC5), which was scheduled from June 18th -21st, 2009 in the city of Nantong, China, has been postponed because of the H1N1 epidemic. Since the first influenza A(H1N1) virus infection human case was confirmed in the middle of April , 39 countries have officially reported 8480 cases of influenza A(H1N1) […]
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