SpawnX commercialises a standardised mushroom farm package to produce oyster, King Oyster and shiitake mushrooms at a net cost of €4 to €5 per kilogram, against the €17 to €20 per kilogram it attributes to conventional European farms. The model separates the technically demanding work from the farming: SpawnX produces liquid spawn by precision liquid fermentation at its own facility and delivers it to growers, who run containerised substrate lines, movable growing racks and a

From grassroots community gatherings in Pennsylvania woods to academic conferences in Portuguese castles, the summer 2026 mushroom festival season spans continents and disciplines. Each event is rooted in the same underlying science: fungi season is triggered by seasonal rains and shifting temperatures, prompting the fruiting bodies of vast underground mycelial networks to emerge worldwide. With scientists estimating as many as five million fungal species on Earth, only a fra

Groundwork BioAg issues first verified carbon credits under Verra's VM0042 in the US. What the Rootella Carbon milestone means for soil CDR markets.

A review published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences argues that beneficial fungi could transform sterile lunar and Martian regolith into a viable substrate for growing crops, supporting future human settlements beyond Earth.

California startup Gilly, backed by SOSV's IndieBio programme, completed its first livestock pilot in January 2026 at Trinkler Dairy in Modesto, feeding 130 cows upgraded tomato pomace for two weeks.