Mana Mushrooms

Mushrooms: An Economic Assessment of the Feasibility of Providing Multiple-Peril Crop Insurance Prepared by the Economic Research Service, USDA for the Office of Risk Management, Consolidated Farm Service Agency April 28, 1995

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This report, prepared by ERS, USDA, for the Office of Risk Management, Consolidated Farm Service Agency in 1995 is a excellent summary report of the various risks involved in mushroom cultivation, in particular bacterial and fungal contamination and resulting crop loss. It also addresses energy-related security risks, although not from the perspective of energy security.