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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