Dutch Mushroom Days cancelled!
April 15, 2022
The Dutch Mushroom Days, scheduled for 6, 7 and 8 July, has been cancelled on April 15th, forced upon the organizers by the participation cancellation of many, mainly Dutch, market leading exhibitors. Considerations like the war in Ukraine, rising inflation and costs for suppliers, a negative investment climate and COVID (in China) plus correspondingly expected […]
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Dutch Mushroom Days moved to July 2022
October 20, 2021
The Dutch Mushroom Days, originally planned to take place 30 March – 1 April 2022, has been moved to July 6-8, 2022, the organizers communicated on 20 October. According to Piet Lempens, Chairman of the Mushroom Days Foundation, already 80% of the floor space in the Brabanthallen has been reserved by making a down payment. […]
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Successful BDC Jahrestagung
October 5, 2021
The 73th Congress of the Bund Deutscher Champignon- und Kulturpilzanbauer (BDC) was successfully held at the Mövenpick Hotel in Berlin, on Thursday 30 September and Friday 1 October, 2021. The event started with the member meeting on Thursday, followed by the open lecture program on Friday. During the member meeting, there were discussions on the use […]
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ISMS e-Congress 2021
October 5, 2021
On 14-17 September, the International Society for Mushroom Science (ISMS) held its scientific conference. The event had been scheduled for 2020 in conjunction with the 26th North American Mushroom Conference (NAMC) in Vancouver, but because of COVID, it didn’t work out that way. The NAMC in Canada was postponed, and eventually cancelled (https://www.mushroombusiness.com/news/namc-2022-vancouver-cancelled) and ISMS […]
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NAMC 2022 in Vancouver cancelled
September 23, 2021
In light of the continuing pandemic and ongoing group gathering and travel restrictions, Mushrooms Canada and its North American Mushroom Conference partners have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 (26th) North American Mushroom Conference in Vancouver, Canada. This decision was made at the borard meeting on 22 September. A statement by the organisers Mushrooms […]
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ISMS e-Congress 2021: you are invited
August 19, 2021
Dear colleagues in the mushroom industry; it is time to register for the ISMS congress. The next ISMS congress will be held from 14 till 17 September 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic this time it will be an online event, although we would have preferred to make it a live event. However, as the […]
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ISMS e-Congress Countdown
August 19, 2021
Only a few weeks to go until the ISMS e-Congress 2021 begins on Tuesday 14 September. The event will run for four days between 12:00 – 14:30 UTC (GMT) each day. Here’s an update on what to be expected, sponsorship possibilities and registration. Program highlights A highlight on Day 1 of the event will be […]
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Cornerstone, Kartesia and Okechamp join hands
August 13, 2021
Cornerstone Investment Management (formerly Cornerstone Partners), a private equity investment manager, in co-operation with Kartesia, a European specialist financing provider, and Polish mushroom producer Okechamp S.A. will combine forces to create a global player in the mushroom production sector, Cornerstone communicated beginning of August. The new group will have day one revenues of EUR 180 […]
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Coming up: the Ukrainian Mushroom Days
August 13, 2021
On October 20-21, 2021, the IV International Exhibition-Conference Ukrainian Mushroom Days takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine at the Mercure Kyiv Congress hotel in Kyiv. Usually, the event gathers 400 mushroom producers, nearly 50 exhibitors and 25 international experts as speakers. Ukraine produces nearly 60 thousand tons of mushrooms annually. Due to its geographical location, the […]
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Comparison of Dutch and US mushroom growing strategies
July 15, 2021
Consultant Ray Samp of Agari Culture Mushroom Consulting Services and longtime author for Mushroom Business compares the Dutch way of growing Agaricus with the American model. In his view, both systems have their strengths and weaknesses. INTRODUCTION I’ve been in the Agaricus mushroom business since 1976, almost 45 years, and during that time I have […]
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