Dutch PM offered mushroom handbook
October 7, 2016
While in Korea the Dutch Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands was offered the book Mushroom Signals by a representative of PETC+. The Dutch Prime Minister was in Korea from 26-28 September on a trade mission. Meanwhile Mark den Ouden, author of Mushroom Signals, was training Korean mushroom growers at the KNCAF University commissioned by […]
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Support the Charity Bike Ride!
October 4, 2016
2016 sees the return of a charity bike ride before the start of the Australian Mushroom Growers’ Conference. The ride departs from Vineyard in Sydney on 6 October, arriving in Mildura on the 12th in time for the AMGA Conference. This time, the Great Ride includes The Great Ocean Road and the Great Alpine Way. […]
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Opening Upcycling Gemert
September 13, 2016
On Monday, September 12th, Upcycling Gemert, established at the mushroom farm of the Van den Boomen family, was officially opened by the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp. Upcycling Gemert has developed a new innovative process, that turns biomass, in this case the Spent Mushroom Compost of the mushroom farm, into heat and fertilizer and […]
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Pieczarkalia, French style
September 10, 2016
Pieczarkalia, the biggest event for the Polish edible mushroom industry, was held in Siedlce, on 8 and 9 September 2016. The whole fair was decorated in French sixties style to commemorate the French roots of the white button mushroom industry. Pieczarkalia was divided into a trade fair in the Siedlce sport centre and a training […]
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New website Mush Comb
September 1, 2016
Recently, Dutch supplier Mush Comb has put a new company website online. Bob Holtermans, director of Mush Comb informs that the idea for a new website was to give a better view on all the new machinery being produced these days. Step by step each machine is included with additional pictures, movies and a description. […]
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Okechamp sells F&F to FLM
June 28, 2016
Poland’s based Okechamp SA has concluded sale of 100% of shares of its Dutch Subsidiary F&F Europe BV to Freezitt Holding BV, as part of FLM Foodingredients BV, today (28 June). By closing this deal, according to a Okechamp press release, ‘Freezitt Holding BV is improving its position as producer of frozen (IQF) mushrooms in Netherlands, while […]
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ISMS 2021 in Canada
June 7, 2016
At the Closing Ceremony of the 19th ISMS Congress in Amsterdam, the next venue was announced by ISMS President Greg Seymour and Ryan Koeslag, Executive Vice-President of Mushrooms Canada. The International Society for Mushroom Science organises an international congress every 3-5 years. In 2021, it will be in Canada. The exact location will be decided […]
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Dreve and Van den Top win Ambassador Award
June 7, 2016
On Wednesday, June 1, the Ambassador of the Mushroom Industry Award was granted to Roel Dreve and Henk van den Top at the Welcome Event of the 34th Dutch Mushroom Days in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch. The ‘Ambassador’ Award was founded in 2013 and its winners are chosen by the Board of the Mushroom Days […]
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Honorary Memberships ISMS 2016
May 31, 2016
At the Opening Ceremony of the 19th ISMS on 30 May 2016, three Honorary Life Memberships were awarded. Scientists Anton Sonnenberg (NL), Martmari van Greuning (SA) and Mark Wach (USA) (photo) received the Awards from ISMS President Greg Seymour and Vice-President Zhang Xiang Mao (photo background) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the objectives of the […]
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Mushroom Week launched
May 31, 2016
On Sunday 29 May, Mushroom Week in Holland started, the double event that combines the Dutch Mushroom Days in Den Bosch and the 19th ISMS Congress in Amsterdam. The event was launched at a Welcome Reception, sponsored by Global Roel Media (publisher of Mushroom Business). Chairman Piet Lempens of the organising comittee welcomed everybody in […]
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