Turns out the mushroom industry in Pennsylvania produces two-thirds of the mushrooms grown in the United States, which requires a lot of work. The grueling, intensive job has led to a labor shortage, ...

A robotic system envisions automating and revolutionizing the process of harvesting mushrooms in farms. MACEDO DE CAVALEIROS, PORTUGAL - SEPTEMBER 17: "Cogumelo Chocalheiro" Shiitake mushrooms farm in ...

We imagine a farm to be a place where people celebrate simplicity and get back to the land, and why not? Most of our food is sold to us that way. But farms are big business, and they’re more high-tech ...

Like many mushroom harvesters, I got interested in foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. I had been preparing for a summer ...