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Post-Crop Pasteurization for Mushroom Farms
Modified Mushrooms May Yield Human Drugs

University Park, Pa. -- Mushrooms might serve as biofactories for the production of various beneficial human drugs, according to plant pathologists who have inserted new genes into mushrooms.

Specialty Mushrooms
Mushroom Business

International web site for mushroom growers. News, events, articles, tips, and videos.

American Mushroom Institute

The American Mushroom Institute (AMI) is a national voluntary trade association representing the growers, processors, and marketers of cultivated mushrooms in the United States and industry suppliers worldwide.

Mushroom Council

Nationwide council for commercial mushroom growers that promotes the research, assessment and expanding markets for fresh mushrooms.

What is Growing in My Landscape Mulch?

Penn State brochure describing the different mushrooms, molds and fungi that grow in landscape mulch.

Fresh Mushrooms ... nature's hidden treasure

Online mushroom reference with nutritional information, recipes and a blog.

Using Spent Mushroom Substrate as a Soil Amendment to Improve Turf

Penn State factsheet: If you are trying to improve the quality of turf growing in poor or marginal soils, consider using spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a soil amendment.

Mushroom GAPs Audit and FSMA Resources

This article lists the information and resources needed to meet Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) standards specific for the mushroom industry.