51st Annual Penn State Mushroom Industry Conference
September 20-22, 2009
Avondale, Pennsylvania
The results are in— the 51st Annual Penn State Mushroom Industry Conference was a grand success! For the first time in the 50-year history of this Penn State tradition, the conference was held in the heart of the U.S. mushroom industry, at Hartefeld National in Avondale, Pennsylvania.
The Penn State conference attracted more than 200 participants from throughout the U.S. as well as Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hungary, Poland, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom, setting a new record high attendance dating back 10 years. Based on the results of the conference questionnaire, an overwhelmingly majority (92%) of the respondents enjoyed having the conference held in the center of the mushroom industry.
In response to an expressed interest in the conference presentations, the speakers' Powerpoints are being made available below.
The Penn State conference organizing committee would like to express its sincere appreciation to the sponsors, exhibitors, tour hosts, industry organizers, Mushroom Council, American Mushroom Institute, speakers, moderators, and participants for contributing to the success of the 51st conference— thank you one and all!
Conference Questionnaire PowerPoint Presentations
All presentations copyright 2009 by the the individual speakers
Surviving a Recall
Jim
Angelucci
Phillips Mushroom Farms LP
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Basics of Composting
David M. Beyer
Professor and Extension Specialist
The Pennsylvania State University |
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Preparing for Electricity Customer Choice
Dennis Buffington
Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department
The Pennsylvania State University |
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Artillery Fungi
Don Davis and Mike Fidanza
The Pennsylvania State University
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Surviving OSHA
Eric Dunlap
Kaolin Mushroom Farms, Inc.
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Organic Certification of Mushrooms
Tina Ellor
Phillips Mushroom Farms |
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Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon-contaminated Soil with Used Mushroom Compost
Alessia Eramo and Dr. Rachel A. Brennan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University |
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Current Status of Diazinon: Potential for Fungal Biopesticides as New Tools in Integrated Fly Management Programs
Shelby Fleischer, Nina Jenkins, and Matt Thomas
Department of Entomology
The Pennsylvania State University |
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FDA Reportable Food Registry
David E. Gombas, Ph.D.
United Fresh Produce Association |
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The D-Lightful Mushroom for Health
Michael F. Holick
Boston University Medical Center |
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Sequencing the Genome of the Cultivated Button Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
Richard W. Kerrigan
Sylvan Research
Kittanning, PA |
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Mushroom Food Safety Research: Past, Present, Planned
Luke LaBorde
Department of Food Science
The Pennsylvania State University |
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Environmental Best Practices
Ken Lomax
University of Delaware, Retired |
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Rapid Vitamin D Enhancement in Mushrooms Using Pulsed UV Light
Lou Panico, CEO
Xenon
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Good Agricultural Practices & Good Handling Practices Audit Verification Program
Kenneth S. Petersen
Audit Programs Coordinator
Fresh Products Branch
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
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In the Know with Your Pest Management Program
Danny Lee Rinker
University of Guelph, Retired |
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Double Cropping and Ozone as Disease Management Tool
Daniel J. Royse
Department of Plant Pathology
The Pennsylvania State University
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Virus Diseases in Portabellas
Dick Rucklidge
Merryhill Mushrooms, Ltd. |
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Chaos, Comedy and Combat: Threats and Opportunities in the Foodservice Arena
Steve Solomon
FS Insight |
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