From 25–27 September 2025, the German Association of Mushroom and Cultivated Mushroom Growers (BDC) will host its traditional annual conference at the H4 Hotel in Leipzig. The three-day event combines professional discussions, technical updates, and cultural highlights for mushroom growers and industry partners.

Highlights include:

• Closed committee meetings and the members’ general assembly (including a new chair election).
• Public lectures on the Healthy Mushrooms promotion campaign, mushroom production in Switzerland, and current challenges for European growers.
• Sessions on AI in harvesting and predicting the right picking time, plus a planned talk on cybersecurity for farms.
• A presentation by Prof. Dr. Fritz-Gerald Schröder exploring how taste develops in mushrooms.

Participants can also join a tour of Pilzhof Pilzsubstrat Wallhausen GmbH on Saturday morning, and enjoy networking dinners — including an evening at Leipzig’s historic Auerbachs Keller.

More details and registration: BDC Annual Conference