Upcoming events.(Conference news)(Calendar)
2008
Sept. 2
CAC-Mushroom Festival Golf Tournament Kennett Country Club, Kennett
Square, PA Contact: Pete Alonzo, 610/637-3294
Sept 6-7
The Mushroom Festival
Kennett Square, PA * . . .
The safety committee: just the tip of the iceberg.(USHA alliance
news)
"It's just the tip of the iceberg." This cliche,
derived from a gigantic mass of floating ocean ice and the Titanic
tragedy, is familiar to all of us. More often than not, it is used in a
negative . . .
Researchers study mushrooms' cancer fighting
potential.(mushroom council update)(Clinical report)
Behold the formidable fungus. Not quite plant and not quite animal,
it grows in out-of-the-way spots, avoiding attention. But if new studies
at City of Hope bear fruit, the White button mushroom . . .
Adding a traceability review to the external audit.(packing &
food safety)
External audits are designed to provide peace-of-mind to key
company stakeholders not involved in the company's day-to-day
operation. Without third-party audits, stakeholders must rely solely
upon . . .
Prime time food safety education.(packaging & food
safety)
when the safety of the food supply makes the evening news, it is a
glaring reminder that we need to keep mushrooms free of pathogens that
can cause food borne illness. Food borne pathogens affect . . .
We can't go back, so let's charge straight
ahead.(packaging & food safety)(Reprint)
The mid-July news that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had
lifted its tomato advisory was welcome indeed. (See AMI Update for
related information.) Now that FDA has identified a sample of . . .
Food safety measures get hearings in Congress.(ami
update)
In light of the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, the U.S. Congress
recently held several food safety hearings with witnesses from the Food
and Drug Administration, food scientists, trade . . .
Are you ready for a food safety emergency?(editor's
note)
During the summer, food safety problems with produce items were the
lead story in newspaper articles, nightly TV broadcasts, Web headlines
and radio talk show segments. Some possible solutions and . . .
AMI & CAC participate in book about Mushroom
farming.(mushroom NEWS flash)
Arcadia Publishing has released a pictorial history of Chester
County Mushroom Farming. The book contains more than 200 vintage
photographs from the collection of the American Mushroom Institute . . .
ISMS proceedings available.(mushroom NEWS flash)
The International Society for Mushroom Science has CD copies
available for purchase of the Proceedings of the 17th ISMS Congress from
Cape Town, South Africa, May 20-24, 2008. Go to www.isms.biz to . . .
Integrated Pest Management Handbook available in
Spanish.(mushroom NEWS flash)
The Integrated Pest Management Handbook is now available in
Spanish. A group from the mushroom industry in Mexico offered to
translate the Handbook and worked with AMI Board member Charlee . . .
upcoming events.(Calendar)
2008
Aug. 18
Berks County Golf Tournament
Golden Oaks Golf Club, Pricetown, PA
Contact: Dave Tranquillo, 610/926-8811
Sept. 2
CAC-Mushroom Festival Golf Tournament
Kennett Country . . .
We celebrate a Milestone.(short course)
The 50th Annual Mushroom Short Course held June 8-10, 2008 at the
Nittany Lion Inn in State College, PA was a great success with more than
150 people in attendance. Mush room growers wanted to . . .
Alliance general meeting held in June.(USHA alliance
news)
More than 50 people attended the June 19, 2008 OSHA Alliance
general meeting to learn about the program established by AMI and OSHA
to create an ongoing farm safety relationship. The program was . . .
PDA approves hydrogen peroxide for use in irrigation water.(ami
update)
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) has approved a
24(c) Special Local Needs registration of B-Cap(R) 50 Microbial Agent.
This hydrogen peroxide product can be used for whitening . . .
2008 CAC Scholarship awards presented.(Industry news)
Three award recipients joined CAC's Scholarship Committee
Chairman Pete Alonzo at the AMI Avondale office in June to pick up
$1,000 checks for their college education. Nine scholarships . . .
Greetings from the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture.(Composting & raw materials)
Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to be here tonight.
For the past 50 years The Pennsylvania State University has provided
mushroom growers from Pennsylvania, North America and around . . .
AMI 2008 year end report.(composting & raw materials)
Thank you for allowing this time to share the AMI 2008 annual
report. But first, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Short
Course, I would like to take a moment to congratulate Penn State . . .
Odor-Management Plan available for mushroom growers.(composting
& raw materials)
A Mushroom Substrate Preparation Odor-Management Plan is now
available for mushroom growers. Produced by Penn State's Dr. David
Beyer and the College of Agricultural Sciences, the plan . . .
Sphagnum peat mushroom casing soils: composition, function and
microbiology.(composting & raw materials)
In the mushroom growing process, Agaricus starter culture (spawn)
is worked into the mushroom substrate (compost following pasteurization)
and allowed to grow throughout the substrate for 14 days. . . .
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