‘Dalsem’ becomes ‘Dutch’ Mushroom Projects
January 14, 2019

Dalsem Mushroom Projects changes its name into Dutch Mushroom Projects, short DMP. According to managing director Ron Hegger, the name change is part of a bigger plan to reposition the company in the changing mushroom market. “As before, DMP has a global business approach and a strong focus to turn-key projects. High quality products and […]
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New factory Champi’Mer lost in fire
December 21, 2018



On Friday 14 December at approximately 2:30 pm, a fire started in one of the Champi’Mer factories in Kesteren, The Netherlands. Within a very short time, the 2017 opened factory was fully ablaze. The new factory is completely destroyed, at this time the cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation. During the construction […]
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Sylvan acquired by Yuguan
September 5, 2018


At the end of August, Sylvan started to inform customers about the imminent acquirement of the spawn company by Yuguan China, supported by investment firm KKR. Mark Snyder, Sylvan Inc. CEO and Chairman of the Board spoke of ‘entering a new and exciting era in Sylvans evolution as a global player’, having executed an agreement […]
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WoodFungi: a big success
June 12, 2018


On 3-6 June, WoodFungi 2018 was held in Belgium, the first conference on the cultivation of lignicolous mushrooms in Europe. The event offered interesting lectures, panel discussions, company visits, a nice partner programme and plenty of networking time for some 200 participants from all over the world. All this in the historic city of Ghent. […]
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Takeover Dalsem Mushroom Projects
January 31, 2018


Investors Strong Root Capital, in cooperation with CommonWealth Investments, have acquired all the shares in Dalsem Mushroom Projects (DMP) from the Dalsem Group and became the new owner of this leading supplier to the international mushroom industry with effect on 1 January 2018. DMP is based in Horst, the Netherlands. Parallel to this development, Ron […]
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‘Dutch’ Pieczarkalia 2017
September 13, 2017


Once every year the city of Siedlce in the east of Poland becomes the heart of the Polish mushroom industry and hosts suppliers, growers and visitors all interested in the further development of this still very prosperous sector in Poland. This year, on 7 and 8 September, the exhibition – despite rainy and windy weather […]
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Young Dutch growers visit Ireland
July 11, 2017


A selection of a Dutch studyclub of Mushroom Office recently visited Ireland. For two days, the young mushroom growers toured the Green Island. The group was welcomed by companies Custom Compost, Codd Mushrooms, Monaghan and McDon Peat (see photo). The guys were impressed by quality and production of the Irish growers. “I’d rather had seen […]
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The 24th NAMC: a great success!
July 11, 2017


The chic, historic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac hotel in Quebec formed the epicentre of mushroom growing from 21-23 June. The biennial North American Mushroom Conference was visited by some 300 growers, suppliers and researchers from all over the world. There were two days of lecture sessions, and an expo of around 30 exhibitors, knitted together by […]
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Dutch Mushroom Days 2019
January 2, 2017



The board of the Mushroomdays Foundation announced on 30 December that the next edition of the largest global mushroom tradeshow ‘The Mushroom Days’ in The Netherlands, will be held on 22-23-24 May 2019. The location for it remains ‘The Brabanthallen’ in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The board concluded from the questionnaires sent out to the participants and the […]
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Sylvan Workshop in Hungary
November 11, 2016



Spawn producer Sylvan held a workshop for modern mushroom farm growers in Hungary at the end of October. The topic ‘How to maximise the yield of Sylvan A15 by measuring evaporation’ was presented to 18 participants from Hungary and Romania by well known mushroom growing consultant Harry Hesen from Sylvan Holland. Hesen: “Measuring evaporation and […]
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