Recording of the webinar available here to NATGA members In this presentation, I will review three scientific publications (see below) that are available for free download or on the NATGA web site under Resources, Papers. Although it is my goal to make the science reasonably accessible for non-scientists, I will …
Recording of the event available to NATGA Members Truffle farming can be a rewarding experience when truffles are found, but the years between planting your seedlings and before your first harvest can keep you on the edge of your seat! You can take some of the guesswork out of it …
Due to COVID-19 the Fall Congress will be held online on Sunday, October 4th, 2020 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT. The program will include several short presentations, a question and answer session, and a short business meeting. This event was open to the public. Recording available to members …
View Recording (Public Access) A team of researchers are conducting a survey of the North American Truffle Industry. NATGA sees this project as a way to assess the size of our industry, when and where we are productive, growing conditions that work (or don't work). We need this data to …
The burgeoning truffle industry in North America has the unique opportunity to establish standards that ensure the highest levels of product quality and measures to ensure industrial integrity. To address industry and product integrity we can take simple actions at different points in the cultivation process. The industry can take steps to prevent contaminant truffle species from entering the market. These steps include setting industry seedling standards and a comprehensive system of truffle grading.
View Recording By establishing black truffle orchards, we are introducing a new fungus to our soils and inevitably there will be shifts in the community of soil organisms in the rhizosphere activities belowground, not just Tuber melanosporum. Sometimes our first awareness comes with the appearance of fruitbodies of other fungi …
Watering, mulching and shadowing in Tuber melanosporum and Tuber aestivum orchards - Detail coming soon
View Recording We're pleased to announce that dozens of growers have filled out the survey and the database is now growing. We are well on our way to answering a series of pressing questions for growers. Based upon the growers feedback we are launching a revised version that will be …
View Recording Soil and soil analysis reports continue to be a frequent concern to growers. Speaker
We are back in-person! Join us for the annual NATGA Congress in October 2021 in Sonoma County, CA
