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Structural Divisions of an Oyster Mushroom Production Farm

In this series of articles, I will discuss the necessary production areas and how to determine if your structures are suitable for growing oyster mushrooms. There will be three articles in total. In this one, I will provide an overview of the structural divisions of a mushroom farm. In the second article, I will describe the disadvantages and advantages of working with purchased substrate. In the third article, I will focus on describing the substrate section and substrate processing technologies in detail.

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08.06.2024

19th of June – Sylvan forum in Poland

Sylvan Polska Sp. z o.o. is pleased to invite you to the “Sylvan Cultivation Forum” meeting. The meeting will be held on June 19, 2024, at the “CHABROWY” Conference and Banquet Center in Zalesie, ul. Wspólna 7, 21-400 Łuków.

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07.06.2024

VEC 41 by DMP Climate computer. Climate control in mushroom complexes and compost production

In this article we will briefly go through the advantages of one of the top computers for climate control in mushroom and compost production. We are talking about a climate control system based on the VEC 41 controller from DMP from the Netherlands.

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06.06.2024

Mushroom prices in Uzbekistan in May

UMDIS Mushroom Agency received prices on mushrooms in May from Uzbekistan.

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04.06.2024

Mushroom prices in Turkey in May

UMDIS Mushroom Agency received prices from Turkey in May. This country is one of those where mushroom business is growing. As UMDIS Mushroom Agency wrote a year ago – number of restaurants in Turkey start to add mushrooms to their dishes – as it helps to reduce the cost of the dish, comparing with adding just meat – preserving nutritional value.

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03.06.2024

Mushroom prices in Italy in May

UMDIS Mushroom Agency received prices for mushrooms from Ravenna, Italy in May. In Italy there is a large variety of mushrooms present on the shop shelves. All mushrooms look good and fresh.

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31.05.2024

Mushroom prices in Lithuania in May

Lithuania is the country where operates just one – but large mushroom farm Baltic Champ. As well number of really small farms which cooperate with Baltic Champ. This mushroom farm is the part of AUGA group and it is the largest mushroom farm and compost yard in Baltic countries.

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29.05.2024

How to grow shiitake step by step – and why is it easy?

In the west of Poland, in Krzekotów, there is the Polish largest shiitake production. Weekly, 3.5-4 tons of this mushroom are produced here- Shiitake and Eryngii The company is called Exotic Mushroom Center, it is the European subsidiary of the Chinese largest shiitake producer – QiHe Biotechnology. For European customers, EMC offers fresh mushroom and substrate for cultivation.

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17.07.2023

Spain offers the best quality mushrooms in Europe? – Photos

In April 2023 UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency visited Spain to see farms and cooperatives. Soon we are going to publish videos from the farms – and now is short review. As Spanish mushroom producers, remembering the history told us – mushroom cultivation in Spain was starting in 1960-1980 years. Now Spain is the 3rd (or probably 4th) mushroom producer in Europe according to the volume of production.

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11.07.2023

Small movable mushroom farm by AEM. Why Funghi box attracts so much attention?

In the whole mushroom world from America to Australia through Europe we see the tendency of consolidation of mushroom production. Large mushroom farms become larger, smaller farms often go out of the market. UMDIS Mushroom Information agency wrote about it before.

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10.07.2023

Why DMP supplier is so strong? Video from Dutch Mushroom Days

Leo Douven from DMP (https://dutchmushroom.nl/) describes the company actitvities. Dutch Mushroom Projects is a Dutch supplier of engineering, equipment and ready-made solutions for the mushroom industry. The company produces airhandling units, racks, trolleys, nets, doors – and automation, and also comprehensively builds tunnels and growing rooms. In 40 years, Dutch Mushroom Projects has changed its name twice. First VECIAP, then Dalsem Mushroom Projects, and now it is called Dutch Mushroom Projects. Abbreviated as DMP. Dutch Mushroom Projects builds mushroom projects and supplies equipment all over the world, serving customers in the industry in Western, Eastern Europe, America, Asia. In addition to Holland has a factory in China. Interview was recorded at Mushroom Days 2023 by UMDIS www.umdis.org

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07.07.2023

UMDIS MUSHROOM HARVESTING COURSES IN POLAND

UMDIS is thrilled to present you with an extraordinary opportunity to boost your profits and witness a remarkable increase in harvest yields from every square meter of your farm. The best part? No additional investments in equipment required!

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04.07.2023

Biggest Ukrainian mushroom farm Veres ceased production in July 2023

The mushroom and compost production of the Veres company in Kanev, Cherkasy region, ceased production in July 2023. Production processes have been stopped, the equipment has been preserved, the company reported. The further fate of the farm and compost production is unknown.

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03.07.2023

A new generation Tunnelfilling Cassette – what does it mean?

Recently Ontario Mushroom Farms in Canada received from Hoving Holland (Dutch equipment supplier) a new generation Tunnelfilling Cassette. The machine was re-build by customers` specialists after transport. The equipment is tested, successfully started up and is filling 43 meter-tunnels. UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency asked company Hoving Holland to tell our readers more about what differs this new generation Tunnelfilling Cassette from the previous one.

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02.07.2023

Buy nets which 80% of Polish compost yards are using

WinchTrading is a Dutch company specialising in the supply of high-quality tunnel nets to compost yards worldwide. Renowned for their products, WinchTrading has earned a strong reputation in the industry, with numerous prominent compost yards in Poland, the Netherlands, Canada, and South Africa selecting their nets. Impressively, approximately 80% of Polish compost yards rely on WinchTrading for their netting needs.

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30.06.2023

Straw alternatives are available to use, – Raymond Samp

Recently UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency published the article about critical lack of straw in Spain. Similar situation we see in other countries, for example in Poland where the largest compost yards during last years struggle to find good straw for compost in that amount which is needed. We tried to offer some alternatives which can be used for compost production instead of straw. For this reason, we talked to one of the best specialists on compost and mushroom production in Europe and America, Raymond Samp, owner of Agari Culture Mushroom Consulting Services.

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27.06.2023

How to choose your substrate supplier for shiitake?

In Poland and Europe, shiitake is produced on two types of substrate, which differ not only by the country of origin – but also by the characteristics of the mushrooms that are produced on them. Shiitake in Europe are produced on European and Chinese substrates. In Spain, 60-80% of shiitake is produced on Chinese substrate. Because in Spain, ordinary people appreciate the quality of mushrooms. However, in the whole of Europe, for example in the Netherlands or Belgium, only 5-10% of shiitake is produced on Chinese logs.

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26.06.2023

We hope to welcome you very soon again, – Champima farm, Morocco

The second part of June 2023 UMDIS` consultant spent on farm Champima in Morocco. From this year we started consulting this farm. With different missions UMDIS already put foot in Europe, Asia, America, Australia and now Africa. We help mushroom producers to grow their business and to stay connected with colleagues, suppliers and experts on the globe.

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25.06.2023

Why there are lots of strains and how they appeared? A brief history of commercial mycelium

The fact that it is possible to copy mushroom strains without respecting the rights of their creators has inhibited the breeding of new mushroom strains for many years. In previous years, a number of attempts were made to protect the ownership rights of new strains without success. Only Amycel took up the challenge of protecting its original strains. This mainly applies to the Heilroom brown strain with quite a large effect. Work on the development of their strains was undertaken in France by Euromycel E-58 Premium and in Poland by Spyra F 1 GP.

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22.06.2023

Mushrooms, barbecue and much more… in China

On June 9-11, 2023, the first International Mushroom Industry Innovation Expo was successfully held in Zibo, China. UMDIS agency asked our friend Piotr Rubacha from Exotic Mushroom Centre (European distributor of Chinese log substrates) to write for our readers about the Exhibition, and show some photos. This event is hosted by China Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Society of Mycology, and Shandong Qihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd- leader of Shiitake substrate production.

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21.06.2023

How Axis harvesting conveyor works? Video 5 from Dutch Mushroom Days

In this video from Mushroom Days 2023 UMDIS talkes with Alan Doake, the owner of Axis. This well-known company from United Kingdom offers completely different approach for effective mushroom harvesting. See how harvesting conveyor, fingers and other equipment works in this video. UMDIS always shows you the most importants solutions for mushroom industry Want to recieve news faster? Sign up to UMDIS page in Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IAUmdis

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19.06.2023

How Spanish mushroom production will overcome this issue?

Spain is the 3rd largest European mushroom producer. Spanish mushroom farms are worried that drought that affect areas of practically all of Spain causes critical reduce of straw quantity. As UMDIS was told during our visit in Spain in the end of April, straw prices very much complicate the viability of mushroom cultivation. The largest player of Spanish mushroom market – cooperative Champinter – admits that the situation is really bad. Also, recently the publication on this topic appeared on Freshplaza (https://www.freshplaza.es/article/9531364/en-europa-ya-hay-paises-que-han-dejado-de-producir-champinon-por-falta-de-compost/).

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16.06.2023

Agaris started to produce BIO compost

Last week, the producer of the Agaris plant announced that it had started to produce BIO compost. “We are the first in Poland to offer a substrate for the cultivation of mushrooms with an ecological certificate. The certificate was issued by Bioekspert, the official certification body for organic farming in Poland,” the press release states. The organic substrate is produced at the plant in Wola Makowska. Agaris composting plants points out that the company actively helps its clients in obtaining certificates for mushrooms grown on organic substrate. Already 4 clients have obtained such a document.

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15.06.2023

6 questions on tecnhology. UMDIS agency answers

“How to pull the spawn to the surface?” It’s very simple. You need to know what to pay attention to. It is very important that you do not make pins under the casing. This can happen in two cases: if you are late with watering, that is, the spawn is already out between the lumps of casing or on the top layer of peat, but we continue to water.

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14.06.2023

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.

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12.06.2023

Growtime took part at Mushroom Days 2023

The international trade fair Mushroom Days 2023 took place on 10-12.05.2023, during which we presented modern solutions to increase the profitability of mushroom farms. Thank you very much for the great interest in our booth and equipment, which we were able to present to potential and current customers and partners of the company. For those who did not make it to the fair or our stand, we present some of the solutions we showed at the fair:

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12.06.2023

In Romania: price, demand, electricity

In Romania yesterday two mushroom producers from different parts of Romania informed UMDIS agency that the demand for mushrooms is decreasing. “All clients, supermarkets start order less mushrooms,” – tells one producer. Explaining that mushroom went into the competition with seasonal fruits and vegetables as it often occurs in such season.

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09.06.2023

Protected: Mushroom price in Austria in June by DMP

Today UMDIS Mushroom Agency recieved photo of organic mushroom prices in June in Austria from Ron Hegger.

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05.06.2023

How to grow organic mushrooms on the market that does not need them? Video interview with the farm

In this interview, Valentin Popa, the owner of a bio-mushroom farm in Romania, talks about his farm and the challenges of growing organic mushrooms in Romania in interview with Maksym Yenchenko. He started the farm in 2015 after accessing EU funds and presented the project to the EU commission for funding. It took him almost four years to complete the project, and the farm has been operational for around three years. Valentin notes that the market for bio-mushrooms is not significant in Romania, and the farm is currently losing money. However, they hope to turn things around by exporting to bigger and wealthier markets. Valentin explains that they only grow bio oyster mushrooms and that the legislation in Romania does not permit growing conventional mushrooms in the same place as bio-mushrooms. The farm grows mushrooms organically without using chemicals, and Valentin notes that their compost is organic, and they conduct regular analysis on each tunnel and harvest. Despite the challenges, Valentin remains optimistic about the future of the farm.

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05.06.2023

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.

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03.06.2023

Amycel CEO Kyon Kazemi talks about a new strain Exxcalibur that is taking over the world. Video 3 from DMD

Short video from Dutch Mushroom Days where Amycel present new white mushroom strain called Exxcalibur. This new variety already took over American market, and tests showed it demonstrates exellent results on Phase 3 in Europe. New white mushroom strain Exxcalibur offer growers: – increased density – longer shelf life – better speaded pins – much less clumping – higher picking rates. Harvesting speed show really high increase, mainly because much less separation is needed. You can request more information on https://amycel.eu/welcome/contact in your region.

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31.05.2023

How farms grow exotics in USA? Photos are on UMDIS

During our presence in America, we were told different variants what is the percentage of exotic mushrooms among all mushrooms is produced in USA. Variants are from 1 to 5% – but that seems that the right figure should be closer to 5 than to 1.

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29.05.2023