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)
NEW FUNGUS DISCOVERED IN UK tmp The Queen’s hedgehog fungus was found in ancient beech woodland in Surrey in 2022
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.
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.
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!"
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.
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.
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.
