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Course on Button Mushroom Growing

From 3 to 6 June 2019, UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency organized the 4-day training course “Introductory Course on Button Mushroom Growing” at the Yabluniv Production Complex (YAVK) in Ukraine. The program was designed for beginners and those planning to start mushroom farming, while also being useful for specialists working in related fields. The training combined lectures with practical sessions in production rooms, covering all stages of mushroom cultivation from compost incubation to harvesting. Topics included equipment, climate control, casing soil, watering, pinning, crop flushes, harvesting, and disease management. The course was delivered by experienced trainers Maksym Yenchenko, Roman Stolper, and Natalia Ilchuk.

03.06.2019
4 days
Ukrainian, Russian
Ukraine

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Who should attend?

Whether you are starting from scratch or optimizing an existing farm.

Beginners

Learn the fundamentals of mushroom production from scratch and confidently start your journey.

Future Farm Owners

Understand farm design, necessary equipment, climate systems, and the whole production cycle.

Farm Managers

Master the management of production processes to improve daily operational efficiency.

Technologists

Deepen your knowledge of compost incubation, casing application, and effective disease control.

Course Curriculum

Day 1

Day 1

Farm Equipment & Climate Systems

  • Mushroom farm equipment and climate systems — Maksym Yenchenko
  • Farm management and production processes at YAVK — Natalia Ilchuk
  • General introduction to farm infrastructure and management
  • Mushroom farm equipment and climate systems
  • Farm management and production processes
Maksym Yenchenko

Meet Your Instructor

Maksym Yenchenko

Director of UMDIS

Director of UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency and Amycel representative in Ukraine. Expert in mushroom farm equipment and climate systems.

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Roman Stolper

Director of "Mir Solomy"

Director of the composting facility “Mir Solomy”. Brings profound expertise in compost incubation, casing soil, and chamber preparation.

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Natalia Ilchuk

Director of YAVK

Director of the Yabluniv Production Complex (YAVK), providing valuable practical insights on farm management and daily production processes.

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Venue & Accommodation

Yabluniv Production Complex (YAVK)

Yabluniv Production Complex (YAVK)

Mushroom Farm
Yablunivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine

The practical and theoretical sessions took place at the Yabluniv Production Complex, allowing participants to observe a fully operational industrial mushroom farm.

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Mushroom Grower, Spain
The feedback perfectly highlights how transformative this school is for a farm. The brilliant focus on selective picking leads to an immediate increase in quality. The participant enthusiastically recommends this to anyone.
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Irfan highly praises the exceptional consulting support provided by the UMDIS team. He is thrilled with the significant improvements in compost quality and the rapid increase in production levels. He views this brilliant cooperation as a huge milestone for his farm’s success.
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BRACIA MARCINIAK
These mushroom‑harvesting courses are perfect for both beginners and those who already run their own farm. You always receive new, valuable, and practical knowledge that helps you grow and improve.
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UMDIS courses always help you refresh your knowledge and clearly see where improvements can be made. It is also extremely valuable to discuss techniques in detail.
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SG Allied, Pakistan
Farhan expresses immense gratitude, highly praising the organization for their exceptional professionalism. He was thrilled with the smooth process and the outstanding results during the pin heading stage. He excitedly looks forward to continuing this highly successful cooperation.
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Hajduk, Poland
The participants highly praise the course for its phenomenal approach to modern harvesting techniques. They were absolutely thrilled with the brilliant, clear explanations provided by the trainer. They strongly recommend it for maximizing mushroom quality and farm profitability.
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Yulia highly praises the course, stating she is absolutely thrilled and 100% satisfied with the information received. Any initial doubts were completely erased by the incredibly valuable and interesting content. She strongly and enthusiastically recommends it to everyone.
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Boey highly praises the course, noting that he received fantastic knowledge far beyond his expectations. He found the organizers to be incredibly professional and the coach exceptionally knowledgeable. He wholeheartedly recommends it for learning everything from basic to advanced techniques.
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Sedef highly praises the course for offering the most professional and modern knowledge available. She absolutely loved how clearly the cause-and-effect relationships of cultivation were explained. She is extremely satisfied and wholeheartedly recommends it to any aspiring entrepreneur.
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Farhan continues to praise the phenomenal support his business received. The results from the implemented techniques are fantastic and speak for themselves. He deeply appreciates the team’s professionalism and highly recommends their services.
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OkeChamp
The feedback perfectly highlights how transformative this course is for a farm. The brilliant focus on selective picking leads to an immediate increase in quality. The participant enthusiastically recommends this to anyone in the industry.
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We were glad to welcome Volodymyr from the Lviv region of Ukraine to our previous Oyster Mushroom Growing Course. He grows Pleurotus at the DOBRYY GRYB farm, where the team is actively developing modern oyster mushroom production.
Sriniv highly praises the course, stating it was 100% useful for his farm’s success. He was thrilled to learn the exact, perfect methods for watering, compost management, and humidity control. He confidently recommends this excellent training for rectifying past farming mistakes.
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Mushroom Grower, Spain
The participant enthusiastically praises the picking school for its hands-on excellence. Learning the exact, perfect movements for mushroom picking was wonderfully beneficial. They confidently recommend this brilliant school to every grower wanting perfect quality.
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I will gladly recommend this course so that everyone can participate and benefit from it. I learned a lot, like motivating pickers, managing mushrooms on the shelves, and growing them better with lower costs.

Kacper Szymański 

Hadjuk Farm
Chile, with a population of around 18 million people, consumes approximately 1,000 tons of mushrooms every month. Everything that is grown in the country is sold locally. During the UMDIS courses, I learned modern mushroom‑growing technologies that I will now be able to implement on my own farm.

Javier Sánchez

Abrantes S.A.
UMDIS courses offer a wealth of valuable information, useful both for beginners and for experienced mushroom farmers. They provide practical insights, clear explanations, and real‑world techniques that help growers improve their results at any stage of their journey.

Sriniv PUTTUSWAMY

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Course on Button Mushroom Growing

From 3 to 6 June 2019, UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency organized the 4-day training course “Introductory Course on Button Mushroom Growing” at the Yabluniv Production Complex (YAVK) in Ukraine. The program was designed for beginners and those planning to start mushroom farming, while also being useful for specialists working in related fields. The training combined lectures with practical sessions in production rooms, covering all stages of mushroom cultivation from compost incubation to harvesting. Topics included equipment, climate control, casing soil, watering, pinning, crop flushes, harvesting, and disease management. The course was delivered by experienced trainers Maksym Yenchenko, Roman Stolper, and Natalia Ilchuk.

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