Horticulture Australia

Mushroom Industry Overview

The Mushroom industry is represented by Australian Mushroom Growers Association (AMGA). To go to their website, click here.

Australian Mushroom Growers' Association (AMGA)

Phone: +61 2 4577 6877

Fax: +61 2 4577 5830

HAL Industry Services Manager for the Mushroom industry

Craig Perring
Phone: 02 8295 2342
Email: craig.perring@horticulture.com.au


Industry Investment Priorities
Click here to view any available industry priorities.
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Mushroom Industry Strategic Plan
Strategic plan currently being revised.

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Industry Advisory Committee Members
HAL receives advice from industry on program investment through Industry Advisory Committees. Membership of the Mushroom IAC is recommended to HAL by the Australian Mushroom Growers Association (AMGA). Mushroom Industry Advisory Committee: Bob Granger (Chair) Richard Bell Matthew Fensom Kel Kilner Dr Barry J. Macauley Ian Pakes Doug Schirripa Kevin Tolson Greg Seymour (ex officio)
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Mushroom Industry Annual Reports
Click here to download the most recent Mushroom industry annual report (PDF). (3.93 Mb) Click here to view previous annual reports.
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Mushroom Industry Recently Approved Projects

The following projects have recently been approved by HAL and are directly related to the Mushroom industry.

MU11700	China Study Tour 2012
MU11003	Facilitation of Information Transfer to Mushroom Industry through the AMGA Journal
MU10017	Production of vitamin D enhanced canned mushrooms using pulsed ultra-violet light treatment

Mushroom Industry Final Reports

MU10016	Literature and worldwide industry review of the epidemiology of mushroom diseases and on-farm sampling strategies (57 kb)
MU06023	Mushrooms and Health Research Portfolio (116 kb)
MU08009	Facilitation of new/existing products for the mushroom industry (97 kb)
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