Irish horti industry in crisis over seasonal worker visas
A mushroom farm in Co Down might not be able to remain open in the future due to short-term visas for seasonal workers. Gerard Fegan has operated the farm in Mayobridge for 30 years, but he claims

This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Mushrooms, soft fruit from Spain, BLE working conference
In recent weeks, there have been major problems with the production of brown mushrooms throughout Europe. The Association of German Mushroom and Cultivated Mushroom Growers (Bund Deutscher

"Mushroom prices improving, but growers and brokers always playing catch-up"
Prices on the European mushroom market have improved recently. "That was needed, too," begins Paul Delbeke of the Belgian company VOC-Districhamp. "and will have to continue for some time. Before

Windmill Farms expands to the United States
Windmill Farms announced it has acquired the assets of Ostrom Mushroom Farms LLC (“Ostrom”), a controlled environment mushroom growing facility located in Sunnyside, Washington

Simply Mushrooms farm in St. Lucia has closed
The Simply Mushrooms farm in St. Lucia has closed, and there are no indications it will reopen for a long time. The company has been struggling to stay in business for a while. However, despite

Adelaide's former Holden car factory to become a large-scale mushroom producer
About five years after the Holden car brand ceased operations in Australia, the site of the last remaining manufacturing facility has undergone a drastic reworking. The former Holden plant in