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Harvest

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Robots picking mushrooms: Tackling the robotic harvest challenge
Robots picking mushrooms: Tackling the robotic harvest challenge
A vision for the future of mushroom harvesting
A vision for the future of mushroom harvesting
Stéphane Doutriaux from MycoSense discusses Spotlight at the AMGA conference
Stéphane Doutriaux from MycoSense discusses Spotlight at the AMGA conference
Increasing the efficiency of picking and packing with GTL technology
Increasing the efficiency of picking and packing with GTL technology
AI - Revolutionising the future of mushroom farming
AI - Revolutionising the future of mushroom farming
Developments in mushroom harvesting
Developments in mushroom harvesting

Breeding

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Breeding a better mushroom
Breeding a better mushroom

Growing

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The 2025 Mushroom scholarship fund recipients
The 2025 Mushroom scholarship fund recipients
Manipulating Agaricus bisporus developmental patterns by passaging microbial communities in complex substrates
Manipulating Agaricus bisporus developmental patterns by passaging microbial communities in complex substrates
Mushrooms in China
Mushrooms in China
MLMRU update Spring 2025
MLMRU update Spring 2025
Margin’s Mushrooms - From fizz to fungi, a grower’s journey
Margin’s Mushrooms - From fizz to fungi, a grower’s journey
The mushroom RD&E investment cycle
The mushroom RD&E investment cycle
STRONGER TOGETHER Recap of the 2024 AU + NZ Mushroom Growers Conference
STRONGER TOGETHER Recap of the 2024 AU + NZ Mushroom Growers Conference
Interpreting the principles of pinning
Interpreting the principles of pinning
Mushroom levy-funded Nuffield Fellowship
Mushroom levy-funded Nuffield Fellowship
The mushroom R&D investment cycle
The mushroom R&D investment cycle
Meet the mushroom R&D SIAP
Meet the mushroom R&D SIAP
Establishment of the Marsh Lawson Mushroom Research Unit
Establishment of the Marsh Lawson Mushroom Research Unit
Stuart Whitehall and Umberto Calvo on drip irrigation & supplements
Stuart Whitehall and Umberto Calvo on drip irrigation & supplements
Stronger together: Recap of the 2024 AU + NZ Mushroom Growers Conference
Stronger together: Recap of the 2024 AU + NZ Mushroom Growers Conference
Mushroom people development strategy
Mushroom people development strategy
KENON MUSHROOMS:Pioneering innovation in Australian exotic mushroom production
KENON MUSHROOMS:Pioneering innovation in Australian exotic mushroom production
AI isn’t just for harvesting - a new home grown tech start up
AI isn’t just for harvesting - a new home grown tech start up
Shortening the Cycle
Shortening the Cycle
Managing the Mushroom Biome
Managing the Mushroom Biome
Monaghan Mushrooms
Monaghan Mushrooms
MushroomLink fact sheet: Nitrogen and compost
MushroomLink fact sheet: Nitrogen and compost
What’s new at the Marsh Lawson mushroom research unit
What’s new at the Marsh Lawson mushroom research unit
Giorgi Mushroom Company
Giorgi Mushroom Company
Safe Mushroom – A new food safety code of practice designed for mushroom farms
Safe Mushroom – A new food safety code of practice designed for mushroom farms
Mushroom farming in Ukraine
Mushroom farming in Ukraine
Inside the Marsh Lawson mushroom research centre
Inside the Marsh Lawson mushroom research centre
Mushroom Farm Hygiene video
Mushroom Farm Hygiene video
Poultry litter – more than just a nitrogen source
Poultry litter – more than just a nitrogen source
Graham Price and the history of Hawkesbury mushroom industry
Graham Price and the history of Hawkesbury mushroom industry
MU21004 - Marsh Lawson Mushroom Research Centre of Excellence
MU21004 - Marsh Lawson Mushroom Research Centre of Excellence

Compost

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Growing beyond peat: the PEATLESS consortium
Growing beyond peat: the PEATLESS consortium
Final report summary: Alternate casing substrate – providing review of research to date and an expert forum for future R&D investment (MU22009)
Final report summary: Alternate casing substrate – providing review of research to date and an expert forum for future R&D investment (MU22009)
Postcard from the lab - Recycling spent mushroom substrate for fertiliser in a circular economy
Postcard from the lab - Recycling spent mushroom substrate for fertiliser in a circular economy
Fact sheet: Air porosity and moisture in compost
Fact sheet: Air porosity and moisture in compost
Studying the microscopic metropolis
Studying the microscopic metropolis
The Future of Casing
The Future of Casing
Lignin Removal
Lignin Removal
Testing the effects of nitrogen
Testing the effects of nitrogen
Balancing air and moisture within compost
Balancing air and moisture within compost
MushroomLink fact sheet: Nitrogen and compost
MushroomLink fact sheet: Nitrogen and compost
Alternative casings and a sustainable mushroom industry
Alternative casings and a sustainable mushroom industry
Poultry litter - More than just a nitrogen source
Poultry litter - More than just a nitrogen source
Feeding mushrooms - The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of nitrogen in mushroom compost
Feeding mushrooms - The ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of nitrogen in mushroom compost
MU17004 - Optimising nitrogen transformations in mushroom production
MU17004 - Optimising nitrogen transformations in mushroom production
MU17006 - Developing a database of bio-markers for compost quality control to maximise mushroom production yield
MU17006 - Developing a database of bio-markers for compost quality control to maximise mushroom production yield
Australian Mushroom Industry - Can nitrogen be better managed in compost production
Australian Mushroom Industry - Can nitrogen be better managed in compost production
Recycled organics as an alternative to peat in mushroom casing
Recycled organics as an alternative to peat in mushroom casing

Sustainability

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Postcard from the lab - Recycling spent mushroom substrate for fertiliser in a circular economy
Postcard from the lab - Recycling spent mushroom substrate for fertiliser in a circular economy
The Future of Casing
The Future of Casing
A life cycle analysis of the mushroom industry
A life cycle analysis of the mushroom industry
Exploring the potential of spent mushroom substrate for sustainable agriculture
Exploring the potential of spent mushroom substrate for sustainable agriculture
The power of mushroom waste
The power of mushroom waste
MU17007 - Feasibility of compost substrate alternatives for mushroom production
MU17007 - Feasibility of compost substrate alternatives for mushroom production
MU17008 - Understanding and managing the impacts of climate change on Australian mushroom production
MU17008 - Understanding and managing the impacts of climate change on Australian mushroom production
06. SOLAR POWER GENERATION
06. SOLAR POWER GENERATION
05. EFFICIENT USE AND RE-USE OF WATER
05. EFFICIENT USE AND RE-USE OF WATER
04. EFFICIENT ENERGY USE
04. EFFICIENT ENERGY USE
03. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES
03. GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES
02. ALTERNATIVE CASING MATERIALS
02. ALTERNATIVE CASING MATERIALS
01. ENERGY GENERATION FROM SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST
01. ENERGY GENERATION FROM SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST
Spent mushroom compost as casing soil with Mohammad Mirzadeh
Spent mushroom compost as casing soil with Mohammad Mirzadeh
Climate change and the Australian mushroom industry – risk, adaptation and opportunities
Climate change and the Australian mushroom industry – risk, adaptation and opportunities
Recycled organics as an alternative to peat in mushroom casing
Recycled organics as an alternative to peat in mushroom casing