Upcoming events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
2007
December 6-7
International Course on Cultivation. Marketing & Food Safety of
Agaricus bisporus--Organized by the National Autonomous University of
Mexico (UNAM), ECOSUR & Penn State . . .
CAC holds golf tournament for scholarships.(industry
news)
The 22nd annual Community Awareness Committee (CAC) Golf
Scholarship Tournament to took place at the Kennett Country Club on
Sept. 4, 2007. The tournament raises funds for student awards and . . .
Tom Rhodes, manager of the MTDF and MRC, retires.(industry
news)(Mushroom Test Demonstration Facility)(Brief article)
Tom Rhodes retired as the Manager of Penn State's Mushroom
Test Demonstration Facility (MTDF) and the Mushroom Research Center
(MRC) in March. He spent 35 years working with the mushroom program . . .
PA senate majority leader Pillegi visits John C. Leo & Son
Farm.(industry news)
PA Sen. Dominic F. Pillegi (R-9) recently toured the John C. Leo
& Son Farm in Oxford, PA. Ed and Dan Leo and Bob Canterera hosted
the farm tour and showed the visitors through the modern . . .
CAC representatives meet PA Governor Rendell.(industry
news)(Community Awareness Committee, Pennsylvania)(Brief
article)
At the invitation of PA Department of Agriculture (PDA) Secretary
Dennis Wolff, members of the Community Awareness Committee (CAC) were
invited to attend a special legislative session called by PA . . .
Mushroom Council plans for 2008.(mushroom council update)
The Mushroom Council met in Washington D.C. on September 13, 2007
and recommended an increased investment in the marketing effort due to
the forecast of future mushroom supply growth. Key elements . . .
FDA advisory warnings' impact on contract obligations:
reprinted from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Perishable Agr
Last fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA)
advisory warning about the E. coli outbreak in spinach dominated the
news. While the outbreak has ended, buyers and sellers have raised . . .
Environmental credit trading: can farming
benefit?(Reprint)
Environmental credit trading is a market-based approach to
complying with environmental regulations that could achieve pollution
abatement goals at lower costs to society.
Environmental . . .
Straw filter for ammonia reduction.
In Europe, a bed of straw is used for at least two mushroom
substrate facilities for the purpose of reducing ammonia emissions. The
fresh straw is dropped loosely on top of a nozzle floor. After . . .
Chester County Conservation District sponsors odor reduction
tour.(environmental issues)
The Chester County Conservation District (CCCD) sponsored an odor
reduction tour this summer to review the progress of a grant obtained
through the efforts of PA Rep. Art Hershey (R-Chester). More . . .
Mushroom compost improves plant growth.(environmental
issues)
Mushroom compost (also referred to as "spent mushroom
substrate" or "mushroom soil") has become a popular
organic soil amendment for the establishment and maintenance of lawns
and sports fields, . . .
Beneficial uses grant progress.(environmental issues)
In 2007, the Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) Research Committee
secured a second grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
(PDA) to continue the research, educational efforts and . . .
New terms & ideas.(editor's note)
As you will note in articles this month, terms to describe the
growing medium that results from the mushroom growing process have
changed. Descriptive language applied through the years includes . . .
Mushroom import report compiled from department of commerce trade
data services Washington, D.C.--reporting month May June 2007.
Mushroom Import Report Compiled from Department of Commerce Trade Data
Services Washington, D.C.--Reporting Month May 2007
JUN 2007 2007 YTD JUN 2006 2006 YTD
. . .
Funding awarded to support mushroom compost research.(mushroom
NEWS flash)
In September, Rep. Art Hershey (R-Chester) and Rep. Stephen Barrer
(R-Delaware) presented Gary Smith, President and CEO of the Chester
County Economic Development Council, with a $30,000 research . . .
In memoriam: Charles R. Harris.(mushroom NEWS
flash)(Obituary)
Charles R. Harris, 83, of Dover, DE died in September. His wife,
Anne Sheridan Harris, with whom he recently celebrated 59 years
marriage, survives him. Mr. Harris had three daughters and four . . .
Upcoming events.(Calendar)
2007
December 6-7
International Course on Cultivation, Marketing & Food Safety of
Agaricus bisporus--Organized by the National Autonomous University of
Mexico (UNAM), ECOSUR & The Pennsylvania . . .
Associate members.(New Members)
ARBICO Organic
P.O. Box 8910
Tucson, AZ 85738
Contact: Jerry Morgan
Phone: 800/827-2847
Chevrolet of Kennett Square, Inc.
634 W. State St.
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Contact: Michael . . .
Grower members.(New Members)
Dew Fresh, Inc.
2103 Georgia Rd.
Temple, PA 19560
Contact: Mark A. Gaspari
Phone: 610/562-1201
Liberty Mushrooms LLC
770 Rosedale Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Contact: Martin . . .
PA Governor Rendell announces 415 Growing Greener II
projects.(industry news)
Governor Edward G. Rendell announced in August that Pennsylvania
will be better able to maintain and protect its environment and open
space, preserve farmland, protect watersheds, reclaim abandoned . . .
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