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Mushroom Days 2013 poised to start

The 33rd edition of the Mushroom Days are ready for takeoff. The biggest trade fair in the worldwide mushroom industry will be held from 29 to 31 May 2013 at the Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, The Netherlands.

Ambassador of the Industry

The 33rd edition of the Dutch Mushroom Days is poised to start in Den Bosch (29-31 May). For the first time at this event, the Mushroom Days Foundation will chose an Ambassador of the Industry. You can still nominate a candidate!

Costa acquires Adelaide

Australia's leading grower and marketer of fresh produce the Costa Group has announced last month its intention to acquire Adelaide Mushrooms.

Merger Geraedts, Thilot and Lemmen

Three well known Dutch suppliers to the mushroom industry, Geraedts Constructions, Thilot Holland and Lemmen Constructiebedrijf will merge on January 1^st, 2013, under the name of GTL Europe.

New commercial manager for Sylvan Netherlands

The Sylvan Europe executive board has announced that the commercial responsibilities of Theo Lauwers are taken over by Bastiaan Schoenmaker per November 1st, 2012.

China has halted canned mushroom exports

Chinese Inspection and Quarantine Services are reported to have banned all exports of canned mushrooms to the US after a number of shipments were rejected due to pesticide contamination. Dutch mushroom canners have seen a distinct uptick in business as a consequence, but there are concerns that some buyers have simply been put off canned mushrooms, regardless of origin.

Succesfull ISMS 2012 in Beijing

From August 26th – 30th, the 18th Congress of the International Society for Mushroom Science (ISMS) was held in the Beijing International Congress Centre (BICC).

Who's Who at the 18th ISMS

The 18th ISMS conference is about to take off in Beijing. When you visit the conference and/or the trade fair, it's good to know who you can expect there.

ISMS 2012 fast approaching

The 18th Congress of the International Society for Mushroom Science (ISMS) will be held from August 26th to 30th, 2012 in Beijing. It promises to be one of the best events in the industry this year.

Jan Gielen serving the industry for 25 years

On the first of July, it was 25 years ago that Jan Gielen started his career as a trainer and instructor on the CCO, the famous Mushroom School in Horst, The Netherlands.

Dutch supermarket chain C1000 announces move towards Fair Produce mushrooms

The Dutch multiple C1000, one of the leading supermarket outlets in The Netherlands, will gradually replace all mushrooms in their shelves with Fair Produce mushrooms.

Turnover Bonduelle rises by 4,4%

The French Bonduelle Group realised a 4,4% growth in turnover worldwide over the first 3 months of 2012. This is 2% more than in the same period last year.

Okechamp takes 100% ownership of F&F Europe

On March 15th 2012 Okechamp SA finalised the transaction of taking over the remaining 35% of the shares of F&F Europe BV, the Dutch manufacturer of frozen mushrooms. In November 2008, Okechamp SA acquired the controlling interest of 65% of the shares of this company from the former owner, Jothima N.V.

Paul Smits appointed as Managing Director of Fancom Holding BV

Effective 1 April 2012 Paul Smits will be the new Managing Director for Fancom BV in Panningen. In his new position Paul brings with him extensive experience and knowledge of the agricultural business.

First Fair Produce certificates issued by Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment

Bert and Angelique Kemmeren, mushroomproducers and husband and wife in the Dutch village of Rijsbergen, were handed over the first Fair Produce certificate by Dutch Minister of Social Affairs Henk Kamp. The minister visited the Kemmeren farm for the occasion on Monday the 27th of February.

Fred Giorgi dies at 81

With great sadness and profound regret, the Giorgi family announces that Frederick J. Giorgi, 81, of Muhlenberg Township died on February 18, 2012 of natural causes at St. Joseph Medical Center, where he had been a patient since January.

400.000 tonnes of Walkro Compost

In 2011 Walkro Compost managed to produce 415.000 tonnes of spawn run compost at 3 production locations in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. According to Walkro, they are now the first compost producer worldwide breaking the barrier of 400.000 tonnes in one year.

Thakeham Mushrooms officially approved

The recent acquisition of Sussex Mushrooms by Irish mushroom giant Monaghan Mushrooms has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading. Therefore the transition from Sussex Mushrooms to Thakeham Mushrooms is now official.

Belgian compost supplier expands

Coenegrachts Substrates, located in Riemst, Belgium, will expand its phase III capacity from 400 tonnes to 720 tonnes weekly. A phase I facility is also being built and will go into production in September 2012.

Drinkwaters Mushrooms visited by Baroness Warsi

Drinkwaters Mushrooms were in full flow at the Conservative Party Conference this week and rubbing shoulders with some high profile figures. It was the first time Drinkwaters have been involved in such an event.

Walkro goes to Monaghan

Monaghan Mushrooms and Gimv together with management announce on 13 October the acquisition of Walkro International, ending speculations about a takeover by either C4C or Monaghan.

Sun shines over Pieczarkalia 2011

On the 22nd and 23rd of September the Polish city of Siedlce hosted the 11th edition of Pieczarkalia. It is an event that started out as a Polish venue, but nowadays has a more international character.

No relief for Fukushima growers

After the disaster with the Fukushima nuclear plant, production of mushrooms from that region will be lower in the near future. Mushrooms are a known absorber of radioactive material.

Monaghan Mushrooms acquire Sussex Mushrooms in the UK

More than 300 jobs have been secured with the takeover, in August, of Sussex Mushrooms in Thakeham, United Kingdom, by the UK’s biggest mushroom grower, Monaghan Mushrooms.

Workshop on mushrooms as health food

The Mushroom Research Development and Training Centre from New Delhi, India, organized a workshop with the title “Mushroom Utilization as Health Food” on the 10th of August in Gurgaon. The workshop focused on the use of several species of mushrooms as health food, nutritional supplement and medicine.

Lambert Spawn Europa established

With effect from 1July 2011, Lambert Spawn U.S. has entered a joint venture with Eric Vernooij and Jan Baltussen (shareholders of ChampFood International).

Mushroom Days: international success

The 32nd edition of the Mushroom Days was a great success. For three days, Den Bosch was the center of the international mushroom industry.

Dutch Mushroom Days 2011 ready for kick-off

The 32nd Dutch Mushroom Days will take place on the 25th, 26th and 27th of May in the Brabanthallen in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. With 80 stand holders, not only from the Netherlands but also from other countries, it will be one of the biggest “Mushroom Days” ever. The organisation, Stichting Champignondagen (Mushroom Days Association), expects more than 2500 visitors from the international mushroom world, including a big Chinese delegation.

Dinner Party Dutch Mushroom Days

The organizing committee of the Dutch Mushroom days will, as has been common practice in the past, organise an evening programme on Thursday, May 26. This “Get Inspired” dinner party will be held for exhibitors and their relations. On this occasion, a stylish venue has been chosen to host the event, the “Orangerie” in the city centre of ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

All Ireland Mushroom Conference 2011 to be held in October

The All Ireland Mushroom Conference 2011 has been confirmed last month at a meeting of the Organisation Committee in Dublin.

Japanese mushroom industry hit by disaster

On Friday, 11 March 2011, Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast, followed by a severely destructive tsunami. The enormous disaster has caused damage to Japan’s mushroom industry as well.

Mushroom Days Registration

Within a few months the Dutch Mushroom Days will open their doors. As a visitor, you can now register online, for free entrance to the fair.

100 years of Italian Mushroom Growers Association (A.I.F.)

The Associazione Italiana Fungicoltori is organising a motorcycle tour to celebrate its 100th anniversary in June this year. It will be the 2nd mushroom motor bike ride in Italy.

Dutch standard for harvesting?

On the 31st of January the Dutch Rabobank had invited several parties that are active in the Dutch mushroom industry to initiate negotiations that have to lead to a “fair harvesting” standard in the Netherlands. This as a reaction to the ongoing issues with constructions to harvest and pack mushrooms.

Fancom Farm Manager software ready for the future

Fancom BV from Panningen, The Netherlands, has updated the FarmManager program. After 15 years the F-Central was outdated, especially with the use of the new generation personal computers and therefore could not keep up with the rapidly changing technical possibilities.

Banken Mushrooms will move in 2012

The family-owned Dutch company Banken Mushrooms and the councils of Nijmegen and Wijchen (NL) have agreed for Banken to buy 2 hectares of land on the industrial area Bijsterhuizen, located at the A73 motorway. The agreement was signed in December.

New future for mushroom research in the UK

Kerry Burton and Ralph Noble, both well recognized as important mushroom researchers, have made the move to the private owned East Malling Research (EMR) in Kent. The future of mushroom research in the UK is therefore guaranteed.

Swiss mushroom producers criticize EU grants

The board of the Swiss Mushroom Growers Association (VSP) has criticized the EU politics for supporting the mushroom industry. German discounters in Switzerland are dumping mushrooms on the market for catastrophic prices.

Becker Underwood acquires South-African based Biological Control Products

Becker Underwood has acquired Biological Control Products (Pty) Ltd (BCP). BCP is a leading company in Africa for solid-state fermentation of fungal products.

LutÃ¨ce 100 years

The Dutch company Lutèce was founded as an importer for “champignon de Paris” from France into the Benelux countries, and developed in 100 years time to European market leader in conserved mushrooms. One hundred million kilograms of mushrooms are processed every year, mainly produced by Dutch mushroom growers. The company from the province of Limburg celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and to add to the festivities the Dutch company O-I, a big name in glass containers and packaging, produced a jar with a stamp worked in the glass.

21st NAMC in New Orleans

In February 2011 the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, USA will host the 21st North American Mushroom Conference.

Polish weblog with mushroom recipes

There are many blogs about cooking, and there are many websites about mushrooms.

Mushroom production in USA down by 3,3%

In the 2009-2010 season the production of mushrooms in the USA was down by 3,3% from 372 million kilos to 360 million kilos. This according to an annual report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Irish producers launch local campaign

Irish mushroom producers Monaghan Mushrooms, Breffni Mushrooms and Walsh Mushrooms, along with Commercial Mushroom Producers Co-operative Society (CMP) Ltd, have teamed up to launch a campaign to educate retailers on the benefits of stocking Irish mushrooms and to break down preconceived barriers to purchase. The ‘Stock Local, Stock Irish’ campaign kicks off from September 2010 and includes press advertising, direct marketing and PR.

Havens finishes new production facilities

After installing a new conditioning-unit in 2009, Havens-MCSubstradd now have expanded that line with new riping and conditioning silos. In the same time, the overall capacity of the plant has improved.

UK Mushroom Bureau to launch 3 year promotion campaign following approval of EU funding

The Mushroom Bureau has announced funding for a €2.6m three year campaign to promote fresh mushrooms in the UK. The EU has provided 50% of the funding while the other 50% comes from the mushroom industry.

Out of Darkness

The Australian television network ABC shows a series called “Landline”. Landline focuses on Australian agriculture and horticulture. The show edited on May 30 was titled “Out of Darkness” and was all about mushrooms.

Impression of the SAMFA 2010 Conference

On 16 and 17 February, the annual SAMFA conference was held at the Leriba Lodge in Centurion, Pretoria. One of the participating European companies was Harte Peat from county Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. David Austin, sales manager of the Irish company, has made the following impression.

New website Dalsem Mushroom Projects

Dalsem Mushroom projects, part of the Dutch Dalsem Group, has launched a new website in the style of the Dalsem Group, a well-known horticultural engineering company. Dalsem Mushroom Projects, their office is in Horst, The Netherlands, is a major player in the realization of turn-key projects in the mushroom industry.

Bonduelle takes over France Champignon

The Bonduelle group has announced that it has received the go ahead of the competition authorities in France and Germany to complete the takeover of the France Champignon group on 31 March 2010.

Independent H.J.M. Hollander changes supplier

A year ago the shareholders of Le Lion France have asked Dutch company H.J.M. Hollander BV, supplier of Le Lion spawn outside France, if they were interested in taking over the spawn facility in France.

GRM takes over 'The Bizz'

On January 1st, 2010, Reed Business officially transferred the mushroom publications to the ownership of Global Roel Media (GRM). Paddestoelen, Mushroom Business and Mushroom Business Polskie Wydanie, as well as the digital editions of the mushroom cluster, will continue to appear under the same names.

Bonduelle en route to buy France Champignon

Since the beginning of 2010 French vegetable group Bonduelle is in exclusive negotiations with private equity group Butler Capital Partners to acquire mushroom producer France Champignon.

Foundation FLM Foodingredients

The Dutch companies Lutèce and Freezitt have started a new company to optimize the service for their customers. As part of this transaction, Marque Champignons in Cuijk has been taken over.

New farm Bertus Baron operational

In the village of Marum, Netherlands, a lot of work has been done in the past year to get the new, innovative farm of Bertus Baron going. Together with Limbraco Horst he developed a vision and implemented that into his new farm. The farm itself is in production since July, the logistic part of the transport of mushrooms has to start up in the coming weeks.

HLP visits TB6

The yearly Pilztag (mushroom day) of the HLP (Hessische Landesfachgruppe Pilzanbau), organised November 3rd - 4th in The Netherlands, proved succesfull yet again.

Topterra presents Legro Australia

At the AMGA 2009 Conference Topterra will present Legro Australia Ltd to the Australian mushroom industry. The Australian company was established in Melbourne and will serve Australian growers with Topterra casing, MC Substradd supplements and Spaghnum blond peat.

USA mushroom production increases slightly

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 released Aug. 20 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. But because the price-per-pound of $1.17 was a penny lower than last season, the total value of the crop, $957 million, was about $5.5 million less than a year ago.

FETAC level 4 certificate in mushroom harvesting

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.

Patron Agri Systems takes over AEM

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.

Five star mushroom hotel in South Africa

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.

Successfull Dutch Mushroomdays

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.

Dutch Mushroom Days poised to start

The Dutch Mushroom Days in Den Bosch promises to be a great success. Here's the latest on this event.

VVD Euro-parliamentarian to speak in Den Bosch

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.

Company visits Mushroom Days

C point is organising company visits during the upcoming Dutch Mushroom Days.

IMMC5 postponed

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.

Dr. Hans-Joachim Tschierpe passed away

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.

Potential risks for public health due to the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms

The European Commission has been informed by food business operators that dried wild mushrooms may contain levels of nicotine higher than 0,01 mg/kg on a fresh weight basis. According to EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, the amount of nicotine was above the default maximum residue level (MRL) in 99% of cases. No clear reason has thus far been established for this unexpected presence of nicotine in dried mushrooms.

Eric Vernooij joins ChampFood

From the 1st of June, 2009, Eric Vernooij will join ChampFood International, the well known supplier of mushroom supplement.

Online registration for visitors Mushroom Days 2009 live

As of today the online registration for free entrance (save € 50) to the Mushroom Days 2009 is live. Online registration is possible at the website of the organisation.

Michelle Obama scoops out Mushroom risotto

Hundreds of down and outs at Miriam’s kitchen in Washington DC saw their luck change briefly on Thursday when they spotted First Lady Michelle Obama dishing out mushroom risotto during a surprise visit. For about 15 minutes, Obama scooped steaming hot mushroom food onto plates for 50 men and women inside Miriam's Kitchen, a privately funded organisation in a Presbyterian church, which has helped the homeless for 26 years.

Mushroom Days: already 46 exhibitors

The organisation of the Dutch Mushroom Days 2009 confirms the participation of 46 mushroom industry suppliers and organisations at the fair coming June. More then 10 Dutch and international companies are still considering participation at this moment (March 10).

Mushroom Secrets by Banken Mushrooms

At the recently held Fruit Logistica 2009 in Berlin Banken Mushrooms from Elst, The Netherlands, presented an innovation in the market of fresh mushrooms: Mushroom secrets. According to Bas Toonen, responsible for marketing and product development at Banken, the idea is to bring exotic mushrooms more within reach of a large public.

Limax at Fruit Logistica 2009

“2009 won't be an easy year.” Tom van Walsem, one of the owner/directors of Limax, sums up his expectations of the current mushroom year in just a few words. At Fruit Logistica in Berlin he aired his views on the international mushroom and compost market.

Mushroom Days 2009

From Wednesday June 10 to Friday June 12, 2009, the 31st edition of the traditional Dutch Mushroom Days will take place.

All Ireland Mushroom Conference and Trade Show

On the 21st of May 2009 the heart of the Irish mushroom industry, Monaghan, will be the host of the 2009 All Ireland mushroom conference.

To-Jo Mushrooms founder D'Amico dies

Joe D’Amico Sr., founder of To-Jo Mushrooms, based in Avondale, Pennsylvania and a pioneer in the fresh mushroom category, died after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 52. D’Amico, president and owner of the company, died January 17.

Short Course composting and mushroomgrowing Cpoint

From the 30st of March until the 10th of April 2009 Cpoint from Horst, the Netherlands, organise their annual Short Course on growing and composting.

Quincy Mushroom farms in Florida (USA) to be closed

One of the biggest and best known mushroom farms in the USA is about to shut its doors.
When told Quincy Farms will be closing by the end of the year Laura Phelps, president of the American Mushroom Institute, was quite surprised. The departure leaves a regional office of Monterey Mushrooms as the only producer of mushrooms in the state. "If Quincy is closing, that’s the second significantly sized farm in the U.S. that has closed in the past few years," Phelps said, referring to a Connecticut plant that closed in 2006. "There are only about 75 commercial farms in the country, and there (were) only two in Florida."

Irish mushroom growers face sterling crisis

Irish mushroom growers may be forced ‘to opt out of the industry for a time’ if the value of sterling against the euro continues to fall.

Oude Sluis wins Silver Mushroom

The team of restaurant Oude Sluis has won the 24th edition of the most prestigious cooking contest in The Netherlands, The Silver Mushroom.

Steel more expensive then aluminium

If a grower wants to buy Dutch shelves to grow mushrooms on, he has two choices of material. The first is galvanised steel, and the second is aluminium. It has always been a fact, and all growers know this, that aluminium is the more expensive of the two choices. That, according to Bob Holtermans of MushComb in Horst, The Netherlands, has changed.

Small Scale Mushroom Cultivation 2

In January 2008 Agromisa issued its second Agrodok on Small Scale Mushroom Cultivation, simultaneously with translations in French and Portuguese.

Schafer names members to the Mushroom Council

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer appointed three members in October to serve on the Mushroom Council. They will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2009 and ending on Dec. 31, 2011.

Dutch composter CNC participates in Polish composter

CNC Grondstoffen B.V. in Milsbeek, The Netherlands, will participate for 50% in Polish composter Holpol Compost SP. Z.o.o. in Gósciejewo.

Canada recalls Ontario mushrooms

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is advising people not to consume Fresh Obsessions-brand sliced white mushrooms sold in Ontario, due to possible bacterial contamination.

Japanese mushroom production figures

Japanese mushroom production in 2006-2007 in tons, according to the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Mushroom sales in USA down by 2%

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about 809 million pounds (367,73 million kilograms) of U.S. grown mushrooms were sold in the USA in the 2007-2008 season. This is 2% fewer than in 2006-2007 and 4% fewer than in 2005-2006.

Green Mushroom Farm wants to raise mushroom consumption through cooperation

From June 23rd Green Mushroom Farm is located in De Lier, The Netherlands. The trading company, daughter of a South Korean enterprise, focuses on importing Asian exotic mushrooms.

Ray Samp on the 17th ISMS conference

The 17th conference of the ISMS went without a hitch in the fabulously vibrant city of Cape Town, South Africa. Although the location is virtually at the end of the world, the conference was very well attended with 338 delegates and more than 50 guests, from a record 38 countries.

John Garlick dies at the age of 57

John Garlick, head of sales for Amycel UK Ltd, has suddenly died of a heart attack. John Kidder, vice-president for Amycel International, gives his reaction.

ISMS Conference procedures available

Martmari van Greuning, secretary of the International Society for Mushroom Science (ISMS) has informed the international mushroom industry that electronic procedures of the 2008 Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, are now available on CD.

Champinter celebrates its 30st anniversary

Champinter is a mushroom cooperative with 150 growers in Villamalea (120 kilometres west of Valencia), which specialises in the fresh market. It supplies casing soil and compost to the mushroom and oyster mushroom growers in this region, and the growers take the mushrooms back to Champinter, which often also arranges the marketing of the product.

Second CEOs/Presidents Group meeting in Cape Town

Just before the 17th ISMS congress in Cape Town, SA, a meeting was held with national mushroom association CEOs/Presidents, in that same town, on 21st May, 2008.

Dr Jean Laborde 1930-2008

The global mushroom industry has tragically lost one of it’s most respected researchers. Dr Jean Laborde passed away on the 5th of June. His death came unexpectedly, and was caused by cancer.

Dole raises vitamin D levels in mushrooms with light flashes

The American fruit and vegetable trading company treats Portobello mushrooms and other varieties of mushrooms with short light flashes. In this way the vitamin D levels of the mushroom varieties are raised significantly.

Innovation and co-operation central at Dutch Mushroom Day

Thursday 24 April 2008 saw the second edition of the - exclusively Dutch - Nationale Paddestoelendag (National Mushroom Day), this time in the new research facilities of PRI in Wageningen. Some 350 growers and other interested parties could use the occasion to discover the latest techniques offered by various suppliers, attend lectures and do some networking.

Who's who at the 17th ISMS

More than 300 delegates are expected at the upcoming 17th ISMS Congress in Cape Town. Find out who's coming, who they represent and where they are from in the list below.

Programme 17th ISMS Congress

The 17th International ISMS Congress (International Society for Mushroom Science), will be taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa, 20 to 24 May 2008.

De Gier joins JF McKenna

John de Gier has joined the International Mushroom Sales Team of JF McKenna Ltd.

iSpawn by Italspawn

Italian spawn manufacturer Italspawn has developed a new product: a professional inoculum kit for the production of commercial mushroom spawn, under the name “iSpawn”.

New activity DME

After seven years of business in used machinery, shelving and equipment for the mushroom industry Dutch Mushroom Equipment has started a new activity, the delivery of new equipment for the mushroom industry. For these activities DME have started a new branch: Dutch Mushroom Engineering BVBA, located in Belgium.

Website and newsletter

In May 2008, we will launch our completely retooled and revamped website mushroombusiness.com. This will be followed by the launch of a free international e-newsletter.

Wauwiler Champignons and IWEMM5 photo series

Check out the new photo series in the In Pictures section of this website; a visit to Wauwiler Champignons ...

Szanowni PaÃ±stwo!

19 grudnia 2007 r. Reed Business opublikuje kolejne Polskie Wydanie Mushroom Business, wiodcego miÃªdzynarodowego ...

Mushroom picking vision robot in development

John Reuvers from Methore in Kerkdriel and Johan van Namen from the Netherlands took the initiative ...

New general director LutÃ¨ce B.V.

From 1 November 2007 Godert Tegelberg has been appointed General Director of LutÃ¨ce B.V., Europeâs major ...

New substrate plant in Germany

Champignonkulturen GmbH in Limeshain near Frankfurt delivered the first batches of sterilised substrate ...

Meetings in Iran

At the end of August the Ministry of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi held a series of meetings which were ...

101 cultivaton tips online!

Right now, there are 101 cultivation tips by AdVisie and Cpoint to be found on this website in English. ...

Dutch expansion wave

In the Netherlands, companies that harvest mechanically are starting to see light at the end of the ...

EUREPGAP now GLOBALGAP

Using its eighth annual conference being held in Thailand this week as an appropriate platform, EUREPGAP ...

Kiev photo series

June 12-15, 2007, the second International Specialized Exhibition 'Mushroom Industry' was held ...

Mushroom Safety Forum

From 5 to 7 June, a special forum on mushroom safety was organised in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province by ...

Mushroom industry legend dies in aircrash

Murray O'Neil (80), the co-owner of Highline Mushroom Farms, Canada, died Saturday afternoon when ...

Prime Champ takes over Phase 1 compost factory

On 23 May, Prime Champ Group has taken over NV Champignoncultuur J. de Kleijn, a producer of Phase 1 ...

Polish Mushroom Days 2007

The 13th Mushroom Days took place in Sielinko/Wielichowo on 25-27 May 2007. The theme was âPolish mushrooms ...

IWEMM 5 in China

According to The 4th International Workshop of Edible Mycorrhizal Mushrooms in Spain (IWEMM4) in 2005, ...

Trzecie Polskie Wydanie Mushroom Business

Szanowni PaÃ±stwo! Trzecie Polskie Wydanie Mushroom Business, wiodÂ¹cego miÃªdzynarodowego pisma ...

Third Polish Edition of Mushroom Business

June 27th, 2006, Reed Business will publish the third âPolish Editionâ of Mushroom Business, the leading ...

Jas leaves LutÃ¨ce

LutÃ¨ce , the industrial mushroom processing company in Horst, The Netherlands, intends to produce with ...

The 13th Polish Mushroom Days 2007

On May 25, 26 and 27, the traditional Polish Mushroom Days and Festival will be organised in Sielinko ...

Mushroom Business in new format!

Mushroom Business number 21 has just been issued in the new A4-format. Feast your eyes on our ...

The 19th NAMC In Pictures

February 18-20, the 19th North American Mushroom Conference was held in San Diego, California. A report ...

Unearthed Mushroom Business articles

Some readers have asked us why it's not possible to click through to the major articles published in ...

Metal in mushrooms

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has conducted a survey investigating the concentrations of ...

Purchase of Snowcap by Premier

The shareholders of Bromcraft Holding Co. - owners of the Tunnel Tech group and The Premier Mushroom ...

Second International Mushroom Cruise in Moscow

Russia's Mushroom Growing School organises the second International Mushroom Cruise May 15-17 on the ...

6th ICMBMP in Bonn

The sixth International Conference on Mushroom Biology and Mushroom Products will be held between September ...

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

All the best wishes for everybody in the mushroom industry worldwide, and especially for the readers ...

New photo series online

Photos of the Hessische Pilztage (November 2006), the First All Africa Conference (Oktober 2006) and ...

Dutch mushroom tv commercial

The mushroom farm of Jeffrey Heeren in The Netherlands plays a prominent role in this tv commercial ...

New Mushroom Business ingredient: the Recipe Database

What is it going to be? Enoki Salad? Sukiyaki with shiitake? Or just a common mushroom omelette? Search ...

Mushroom Business and Polish Edition

The 19th issue of our international magazine was sent on Friday, November 2nd. Look here what to expect. ...

Verdellen restarts Heveco

Former production manager and minority shareholder Geert Verdellen is the new owner of a slimmed down ...

MGA closure

The AGM of the Mushroom Growersâ Association (MGA) was held recently on the 28th of September in Stratford ...

Opening Laura / C.C.N. photo series

On Saturday, September 30, 2006, the shared business location of Laura International and C.C.N. Organic ...

The 19th North American Mushroom Conference

Join the American Mushroom Institute and the Canadian Mushroom Growersâ Association February 18-20, ...

US Mushroom Sales Down 1 Percent, Value Down 3 Percent

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ...

Themedays Composting & Mushroom Growing Cpoint

In October, Cpoint in The Netherlands organises themedays on Composting and tunnelmanagement on 9 and ...

International Symposium Quality improvement

An international symposium on quality improvement and pest and disease control of mushroom will be held ...

Superfood

According to Freshinfo, the Mushroom Bureau in the UK has signed up leading nutritionist Jane Clarke ...

Pictures of the Polish Mushroom Days added

Scroll through 15 pictures of the Polish Mushroom Days at Sielinko and Wielichowo in the In Pictures ...

RBI teams at Polish and Dutch fairs

Roel Dreve, editor-in-chief of the Reed Business Information mushroom magazines, will visit the ...

Third Compost Workshop

On May 29-30th, the Third Workshop for Phase-1 Compost Producers will be held in The Netherlands, preceding ...

International Exhibition in Kiev

In the National Complex Expocenter of Ukraine, within the framework of Agro-2006, the International ...

SMS Symposium looking for participants

The organisers of the 2nd International Symposium on Spent Mushroom Substrate (Compost), which will ...

Acta Edulis Fungi bilingual

Up till now, virtually all information in Chinese mushroom journals is published in Chinese only. In ...

First All-Africa Mushroom Conference

The First All-Africa Scientific Conference on Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms will be held October 25th ...

New in In Pictures

Check out the pictures and stories about the Russian Mushroom Days, Fungi Perfecti and John Donoghue ...

Revamped Mushroom Bureau site

The Mushroom Bureau - the generic body to promote all mushrooms sold in Britain - has re-vamped ...

International SMS Symposium: call for papers

The 2nd International Spent Mushroom Substrate Symposium will be held September 17-20, 2006 in Philadelphia ...

Oyster mushroom cultivation book online

Ing. Francisco FernÃ¡ndez Michel, director de Fungitec AsesorÃas in Mexico has put his book on the cultivation ...

New feature: In Pictures

We added a new feature to this site, called 'In Pictures'. Under this heading, we place pictures of ...

Chinese canned exports on the rise

According to Asia Pulse, China exported 23,520 tons of canned mushroom valued at US$20.803 million in ...

Website Mushroom Business live!

September 30th was a huge milestone for Mushroom Business: the range of products was extended by the addition of this website.

Little boy finds giant champignon

On September 23, Pablo Acebo from Maono, not far from Santander, Spain, discovered an impressive specimen ...