One of the largest companies in the Dutch mushroom industry, CNC Holding BV, has recently sold. The company is the largest producer of mushroom compost […]
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Using virtual reality in mushroom pickers training
Australia’s largest mushroom industry company, Costa Group, has partnered with a leading vocational training institute, Melbourne Polytechnic, to develop a VR (virtual reality) education program […]
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 […]
Doubling the yield with artificial lightnings?
As early as 2010, National Geographic reported an interesting experiment in which Japanese researchers examined how lightning striking a tree log affects the yield of […]
A new button mushroom allergen has been identified
Allergic symptoms are very rare in various cultivated mushrooms and this is especially true for white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). In the case of shiitake, […]
CAC-ing technique for the better incubation of casing
The CAC-ing technique (means Compost Added at Casing) involves the application of small amounts of fully colonized by the mushroom mycelium, (3rd phase) compost to […]
Is the vegan lifestyle changing the mushroom consumption habits?
Due to the spread of vegan lifestyle in the UK and Western Europe, the mushroom consumption habits are also changing. The trend over the last […]
Pests and diseases in mushroom cultivation – causes and solutions
In every agricultural sector, competing organisms, pests, diseases which appear to a greater or lesser extent, are inherent in the cultivated crop. Cultivated mushrooms also […]