EUROPEAN MUSHROOMS: THE HIDDEN GEM GEPC €5 million communication campaign co-financed by the European Commission to promote mushroom consumption in nine European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain.
BOARD OF IRISH AGRI-FOOD REGULATOR Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Minister announced selection of Chair and Board Members to the Board of An Rialálaí Agraibhia -Office to be formally established on 13 December(Agri-Food Regulator)
CHAMPIGNONDAGEN JULY 2022 Champignondagen The following is the full text of the recent communication from the Mushroom Days organisers for July 2022. EVENT CANCELLED
GOURMET COOK OUT By Frank Parker, Nutrigain Ltd In days of yore when petrol was half a crown a gallon and kerosene was two shillings, growers did a very thorough job of cooking out.
THE DANGERS OF H2S IN MUSHROOM COMPOST Teagasc:Dr Helen Grogan, Dr Tom Curran, Balasubramanian Velusami Teagasc has characterised emissions of the toxic gas associated with this activity and developed guidelines to ensure the safety of operators.
UKRAINE MUSHROOM CONFERENCE UMDIS The 1st International conference “Ukrainian mushroom growing: a strategy of success” is finished.
MUSH TV Helen Grogan An EU research project led by Teagasc researcher, Dr Helen Grogan, is delivering new technologies to the European mushroom industry.
DISOLITE & OMNICIDE Steve Williams DISOLITE & OMNICIDE-M Proven by the H.D.C, as one of the most effective disinfectants for killing "Trichoderma Aggressivum"
HOW GOOD IS MY DISINFECTION ROUTINE? Frank Parker and Stuart Whitehall There is some interesting information coming in on the subject of testing how good your disinfection routine is.
MUSHROOM DEBACLE AT SWEDISH ACADEMY the local The row took off after a Chinese translation of a poem written by last year's literature prize winner.
MUSHROOM WORSHIP Carl de Borhegyi Spanish chroniclers recorded that the Aztecs, at the time of the Spanish Conquest, revered three different kinds of narcotic mushrooms
CHINA'S $14M FOR MUSHROOM CULTIVATION MM FIJI: Chinese government gave $14 million to the government through the Agriculture Department for mushroom cultivation
COSTA GROUP ACQUIRE ADELAIDE MUSHROOMS COSTA Australia’s leading grower and marketer of fresh produce the Costa Group has announced its intention to acquire Adelaide Mushrooms.
UK GOES MAD FOR MUSHROOMS mushroom bureau Consider the health benefits as the mushroom has so many B vitamins they could make a tomato blush.
MUSHROOM WORSHIP yucatantimes Mushroom imagery occurred with such frequency and in such indisputably religious context that there can be no doubt as to their importance in the development and practice of indigenous religion.
NORTH’S MINISTER PLUGS AGRI-FOOD SECTOR Dardni Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Michelle O’Neill, outlined the role that agri-food sector can play in driving export led growth in the local economy.
AGRI-FOOD BUSINESS 'COULD CREATE 15,000 NEW JOBS' x The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association document, published ahead of next year's Assembly elections, outlines plans to develop the sector.
AGRI-FOOD EXPORT REPORT - Implementation Irish Times A group to oversee the implementation of a report on the horticulture sector has been established by the Irish Government.
One Million FETAC Awards Teagasc Teagasc Newsletter no.35 December 2010 compiled by Gerry Walsh, Tom Kellegher and Helen Grogan
HARTE PEAT LAUNCHES BULK PEAT SERVICE David Austin When it comes to casing there is only one question to be answered - "Why didn’t they think of this before!"
SO WHAT IS IT THAT WE WANT FROM A CASING? Carl Bozicek AMYCEL I wanted to comment upon what appears (at least to me) to be currently salient points on casing characteristics.
Ear to the Ground tmp Ear to the Ground carried an entertaining and informative piece on foraging for mushrooms and an attempt at growing oyster mushrooms and truffles on logs.
LOCAL MINISTER SUPPPORTS MUSHROOM INDUSTRY tmp Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Michelle Gildernew took a day out of her busy ministerial schedule and devoted it exclusively to the mushroom industry.
Barry Woodcock (Chairman of Traymaster) Traymaster Barry Woodcock (Chairman of Traymaster) passed away peacefully on December 2nd 2007 with his immediate family by his side.
Disease Control and Disinfectant Rates Carl Bozicek, Amycel (UK) Ltd. This article is prompted by recent discussions on one farm where they were struggling with regular Cobweb problems.
The origins of the Irish Satellite Growing system (I): The crisis of the 1970s Francisco Arqueros IRCHSS The Irish satellite growing system was set up as a response to the crisis of the 1970s and as national initiative promoted in Ireland by the Industry Development Agency (IDA) and the Department of Agriculture and Food through Teagasc.
Commercial Mushroom Producers Securing the Future Jim Gollogley , CMP Article from April 2006: Commercial Mushroom Producers (CMP) Co-operative Society Limited is the largest Producer Organisation in Ireland representing in the region of 90% of Irish mushroom growers.
4th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference IMMC4 The 4th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference (IMMC4) will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia between the 23rd and 27th of September, 2007.
WINDS OF CHANGE FOR IRISH MUSHROOM INDUSTRY Francisco Arqueros IRCHSS The final act of the most important structural transformation of the Irish Mushroom Industry since the creation of the satellite growing system
SOLVING BAD SMELLS FROM MUSHROOM COMPOST 'GOODY' WATER Mairead Kilpatrick &Ralph Noble Helping to solve the odour problems associated with compost production.
The results of a HortLINK project that should improve the environment of mushroom composting sites.
Watering And The Spread Of Mushroom Diseases John Fletcher, Ask any grower, read any book on mushrooms, consult any adviser and the message is same. They will all agree that water can spread mushroom diseases.
Mushroom Conference - Poster Report David Seaby The All Ireland Mushroom Conference 16/10/2003 at the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan has already received good photographic coverage and a broad outline of events has been presented. I’m going to try and be more specific in this and one or two other articles in the next few months.
Review of 2002
All in all 2002 turned out to be a less depressing year than the preceding twelve months.
PICKING STRATEGY Sylvan Ireland & Henk van Gerwen The cost of picking is the single biggest cost after compost in producing a pound of mushrooms. Therefore ways of improving picking rates and yield need to be looked at to keep costs under control.
What Price Information?
On a business level, how much is information about your own mushroom business and the industry in general worth to you? How far are you willing to go to get hold of it? Perhaps a more important question to answer is what value should you place on it?
Advisie Screen: Advisie During the year1999-2000 AdVisie has conducted research on the
spreading of Verticilium on farms in the Netherlands. The aim of the research was
to find a practical test for Verticilium, make practical handouts for the people on
the farm and instruct them and to findpractical solutions to stop the spreading of Verticilium.
MUSHROOM YIELD MODELS, TO BE OR NOT TO BE? David Seaby Second report on the Hillgrove Mushroom Conference. An interesting presentation was on yield modelling, a subject I have been fascinated by for many years.
MIANI ARRIVAL WELCOMED BY GROWERS
The Initial meeting of MIANI took place in November, and was attended by a large number of participants.
McGeary's Head European Mushroom Pilgrimage For Irish Growers
Top Irish mushroom group, McGeary's dispatched a group of forty mushroom growers on a trip to see the world leading Dutch Technology and mushroom growing techniques in action in February 2001.
