10 years ago we had an article by Gerry Walsh of Teagasc looking at 45 years of the Irish Mushroom Industry from 1970 -2015.
An interesting article looking at the development of the Irish Industry over that period. Highlights of the article can still be viewed on the website.
Back then there was a glut of oil on the international market too.
The previous month’s All Ireland Mushroom Conference was making news too.
Teagasc was hiring, with new positions to bring its number of frontline advisers to 234.
And Gold Circle Mushrooms was spending £6 million in its first entry into the UK market.
