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Oyster mushroom cultivation as an additional crop on champignon and exotic farms

If you grow exotics or button mushrooms and are thinking about growing oyster mushrooms additionally, this article is for you. I'll tell you what nuances you need to consider when adopting a new crop.

Download mushroom growing chart

Here you can download growing chart PDF file to use on your mushroom farm.

Fully organic and permitted tool to overcome Sciarid flies and mushroom diseases

With nemycel® you successfully and organically control the larvae of Sciarid flies. This technology for over 25 years is widely used by mushroom farms in Germany, as well Netherlands and other countries – that is why banning of prochloraz, and other chemical substances does not really bothers lots of mushroom farmers there.

Mushroom growing consultant – It’s not that simple! Adviсes

The film by Thrace Polyfilms is used by Livesey Bros (United Kingdom) and Bio Fungi (Hungary)

THRACE POLYFILMS S.A. – the producer of films for mushroom business – shared some photos of successful already 5 months long cooperation with Livesey Bros (United Kingdom) and Bio Fungi (Hungary).

Valorisation of the spent mushroom substrate (SMS)

Valorisation of the spent mushroom substrate (sms) is crucial for developing a sustainable mushroom industry in the frame of a circular-economy model

“Pump” and “pillow”. How to change the number of pins after the end of the cooling down?

Have you ever had a cooling down gone wrong? The flash is going too dense or rare. Or your client wanted small mushrooms and unexpectedly changed the order to large ones? Or the picking leader claims: “no pickers”? You can easily increase or decrease the number of pins after cooling down.

Courses with Yuri Boychuk. Oct. 16-18 on the farm. Show your interest until the end of the week

Courses with Yuri Boychuk October 16-18. Small group - breakdown of each farm's situation

Courses “Growing champignon. Polish experience” are held on November 28-30 on the farm

Mushroom Agency UMDIS invites you to take a training course "Growing mushrooms. Polish experience". The 3-day course will cover all the basic steps of the mushroom production process, from loading the chambers to harvesting the mushroom. Also aspects of equipment needed and practical information on composting. The dates are November 28-30, 2023. Venue: Aniela Mushroom Farm, Wolsztyn, Poland.

Case Growing of white and brown mushrooms in America. Andre Marjanowski, Mushroom Cultivation Consultant

This article is written specially for UMDIS Mushroom Agency`s readers by Andre Marjanowski, Mushroom Cultivation Consultant from USA.
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Good planning is the answer to many challenges

For mushroom growing a week is a natural cycle. If you fill same amount of compost (or same area m2) on weekly bases, you can plan your production and very importantly set up routine for all personnel. And good old routine is the “Alfa and omega” of a successful operation.

Why do I have nematodes? 10 reasons from consultant Iurie Boiciuc

During consultations, the technologist of the UMDIS Agency, Iurie Boiciuc, often observes the problem when harmful nematodes spread on the farm. They prevent the farm from getting a good harvest - at the same time, farm management often does not understand what mistakes they make, thereby exacerbating the situation.

Can you improve your yield ?

Harvesting mushrooms is unfortunately an underexposed part of our profession. The quality of mushrooms depends for more than 50% on the method and time of picking. By harvesting correctly and several times, you achieve a lot of extra production, and the picking costs will fall, due to a higher picking performance.

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