New start for Eurosubstrat
January 9, 2024
Since the beginning of January, substrate producer Eurosubstrat in Callac, Brittany, France, has new management and a new controlling financial stakeholder, Breizh Rebond Holding. Since April 1995, Eurosubstrat specializes in the production of organic substrate to grow edible Specialty lignivorous fungi, such as oyster mushrooms, shiitake and Pleurotus eryngii (see a report on this company […]
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Heereco takes automated harvesting one step further
December 22, 2023
According to a Christiaens Group press release on December 21st, Heereco, a pioneer in organic mushroom cultivation in the Netherlands, is implementing the most fully integrated automated solution for mushroom harvesting in the fresh market. This is realized through the strategic integration of Christiaens’ Drawer System and Mycionics’ robotic technology, including the pointer system. In […]
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India shows ambition at Mushroom Summit’ 2023
December 22, 2023
The India Mushroom Summit is a new, annual event dedicated to bringing together stakeholders in the mushroom cultivation industry, fostering collaboration, and showcasing innovations. Organized by Milkyway Technologies Ltd. in partnership with leading educational institutions and industry experts, the summit aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the mushroom sector. The India Mushroom Summit […]
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‘Reunion – Recovery – Restart’
December 8, 2023
Zhangzhou in Fujian Province was once again the host city of Chinese Mushroom Days (CMD) on 17-19 November 2023, following a four-year hiatus due to Covid. For the 17th edition a new venue, the Yuanshan Fliport Hotel, was chosen for the conference and expo, and ‘Reunion – Recovery – Restart’ was the theme for this […]
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Second Technical Mushroom Conference
October 25, 2023
On October 19th 2023, Siedlce hosted the 2nd Technical Conference of the Mushroom Growing Industry in Poland. The event – initiated by the owner of Mexeo – Wiesław Hreczuch, and consultant Nikodem Sakson – was supported on the organisational level by Amycel, Mushroom Team and The Polish Horticulture Research Institute. The conference, organised in a […]
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The 75th Jahrestagung in Heilbronn
October 25, 2023
The “Bund Deutscher Champignon- und Kulturpilzanbauer” (BDC) held its annual meeting for the 75th year September 28-30 in Parkhotel Heilbronn, where the members got together for a series of closed meetings on Thursday 28 September. Chairman Hans Deckers kicked off the public part on Friday by welcoming everyone. Marketing and casing Michael Legrand from the […]
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ESSMI meeting in The Netherlands
October 25, 2023
The members of the Hessische Landesfachgruppe Pilzanbau (HLP) met as such for the last time on September 12 and 13. Not because the group ceases to exist, but because of its transition into the successor, the European Society of the Specialty Mushroom Industry e.V. (ESSMI). This time the location was the Van de Valk Hotel […]
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Finc and OCM invest in US growing facility
July 10, 2023
On July 1st 2023, Shanghai Finc Biotech Co. Ltd announced its subsidiary Finc (Singapore) Bio-tech and OCM Globe Inc jointly invest 60 million US dollar to build a modern and smart growing facility, Finc (America) Biotech, in Houston, Texas. As the mother company, Shanghai Finc Biotech is the largest Shimeji mushroom producer with a production […]
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Sylvan workshop China
July 10, 2023
Spawn producer Sylvan organized an Agaricus bisporus workshop in Huai’an, China, 28-30 June, providing technical knowledge exchange between international consultants and Chinese Agaricus growers. The ‘Cultivating Excellence’ workshop was organized by Sylvan China and CFNA Edible Fungi Chamber near the Sylvan China spawn factory, and many of the influential mushroom companies participated, mainly from China, […]
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Mushroom Days a great success again!
May 17, 2023
The 36th edition of the Dutch Mushroom Days in Den Bosch is behind us, and a great edition it was! With 110 exhibitors from18 different countries and 4555 visitors from 83 countries, the event (10-12 May) was a spectacular success. Even before the fair started on May 10th, industry suppliers like Hooymans Substrates, Christiaens Group, […]
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