It is known that the casing soil used to cover the compost in button mushroom cultivation contains peat. The Fraunhofer IKTS Institute for Materials Research […]
Tag: Germany
The Dutch mushroom industry is the second largest in Europe
The Netherlands has again become the second largest producer of mushrooms in Europe for the 2022-23 season, according to market research by Dutch GroentenFruit Huis. […]
Shortages of straw and wood make life difficult for German growers
In recent months, woodchips, wastewood, sawdust and straw, which used to be abundantly available, have become increasingly difficult to obtain and thus highly sought-after commodities […]
War, crisis, inflation, mushroom industry
As you know, Russia attacked Ukraine at the end of February, causing a serious economic crisis across Europe. As we have reported, several farms in […]
Further growth in the German mushroom industry
In 2021, 5% more mushrooms were grown in Germany than in the previous year. As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), more than […]
Smart Mushroom: smart management of spent mushroom compost
The EU-funded SmartMushroom project, carried out by 4 consortium members from Spain, Germany and Serbia, aimed to use the spent mushroom compost in a way […]
German mushroom production statistics in brief
The German Mushroom Association reported in a short article that despite the COVID, the mushroom growing sector was able to grow. Despite the fact that […]
Creative solution – exotic mushrooms from vending machines
Mathias Kroll (Edelpilzzucht-Kroll) grows exotic mushrooms in a cave next to Offenbach stadium in Germany. He basically sells fresh exotic mushrooms and processed products to […]