By Hugo Huijbers, Freshplaza.de


Jahrestagung in Lohne GERMANY


76th The 76th Annual BDC annual BDC conference was held from September 26 to 28 at the Hotel


Stratmann in Lohne. As usual, in addition to a series of lectures, a company visit was part of the schedule. On Saturday, the mushroom cultivation company OM Pilze - part of the ELO Group - in Goldenstedt was visited.


I


Participants together at OM Pilze in Goldenstedt.


n the first part of the lecture program, participants were given an insight into the Healthy Mushrooms consumer cam- paign and an extensive look back at the


ESSMI/HLP trip to China in the spring of 2024 (see Mushroom Business 124 for a detailed report). The new ZVG chairman Eva Käh- ler-Theuerkauf then spoke about the challenges for German horticulture (competition, high minimum wages).


Peat replacement This was followed by two presentations on peat replacement, a particularly sensitive topic in


the mushroom sector. “We will not be able to ignore black peat in the coming years,” said Eric Philipsen of Legro. Although there are suf- ficient raw materials available for the coming transition years (in the Baltic region), the com- pany is also working on alternatives. In Febru- ary of this year, Futuro covering soil based on champost was launched on the market and the first results are promising, according to Legro. Kekkilä-BVB has also launched an alternative on the market. Last year, 800 hectares of reed land was created in Finland. Research is currently being conducted into optimal use in growing media and the first minimum viable


22 MUSHROOM BUSINESS


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56