Looking back at December 1989, an account of the MGA York Conference of that year by the renowned Peter Flegg in The Mushroom Journal was considered a must read.
The Dutch Shelf system on the Whitley Farm of Middlebrook Mushrooms was a top point of interest! Described thus - “the modern Dutch shelf stage of development, could be a world beater!” Pretty prescient.
Leaping forward a decade to December 1999, just before the turn of the millennium, Sylvan Ireland were announcing their new team line up and branding, as well as £2 million investment at their Navan spawn facility.
Dave Seaby was discussing problems at pinning and discussions on Overlay. And it was also regarded as the first real online Christmas! With very little chat of the millennium bug to boot.
Leaping forward again to Christmas 2009, there was the first mention of scientists growing meat in the laboratory - that theme has become more fleshed out (excuse the pun).
Scientists had also worked out the secret of the shape of mushrooms and their gills, apparently. Thilot Limbraco were advertising complete mushroom projects back then too.
