[Webinar] Alexis Guerin: The need for proper edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) cultivation trials: How plantation management impacts yields.
WebinarKnowing how plantation management affects the yield of edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) is both a new and complex issue. We are virtually inexperienced compared to most other horticultural sectors. EMF […]
[Webinar] Shannon Berch: Truffle sex & what that means for orchard management & productivity.
WebinarRecording 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 […]
[Webinar] Inga Meadows: Testing your trees for colonization: The Why’s & How’s
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 […]
2020 Fall Annual Meeting (Virtual)
WebinarDue 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 […]
[Webinar] Gregory Bonito: Truffle Farms of North America Databasing Project – Creating a resource for the North American Truffle Industry
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 […]
[Webinar] Olivia Martin-Taylor: Industry Integrity, Truffle Grading, Coop and Collective Development, and How to Managing an Aging Orchard
WebinarThe 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.
[Webinar] Christine Fischer: Tuber brumale and other mycorrhizal fungi that may fruit in our truffle orchards
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 […]
[Webinar] Claude Murat: Watering, mulching and shadowing in Tuber melanosporum and Tuber aestivum orchards
WebinarWatering, mulching and shadowing in Tuber melanosporum and Tuber aestivum orchards - Detail coming soon
[Webinar]Scott Oneto: North American Truffle Growers Survey
WebinarView 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 […]
[Webinar]Dwayne Tate: Basic Principles of Liming and Soil Acidity
WebinarView Recording Soil and soil analysis reports continue to be a frequent concern to growers. Speaker