Introducing Kodiak™

The Brown Hybrid Built for What's Next

Less water. Faster crops. Ready for robotic harvesting.

Meet Kodiak™, heirloom genetics with the efficiency today's operations demand.

A Premium Brown Hybrid (Agaricus bisporus) and direct descendant of Heirloom, Kodiak is built for tighter labor markets, rising water costs, and automation. Patented & exclusive to Amycel.

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What Kodiak means for your operation

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Faster to crop

1.5 to 2 days faster than Heirloom. More crops per year from the same footprint.

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Fewer opens

Down from 7% to 3%. Less discoloration. Cuts that hold through pack and transit.

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Built for robotic harvesting

Stalks naturally elongate for faster picking, by hand or by machine.

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Extended shelf life

Denser stems. Reduced discoloration. Longer hold at retail.

Heirloom DNA. Next-generation performance.

Kodiak shares genetics with white mushroom strains for enhanced resilience, combining the deep color and reliability of Heirloom with the speed and water efficiency today's operations demand.

The Kodiak Playbook

  • Air temperature: 19°C

  • CO₂: 1,800 ppm

  • Relative humidity: 90%

  • Casing rate (1 cm fragments): ~300 g/m²

  • First flush: Earlier than Heirloom

Growing notes: Heavy casing, finer crumb. Strict temperature control during high mycelial activity. Air slightly whiter than typical to avoid deep pins. Softer pinning approach.

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Let's get growing

Contact our team to discuss trial quantities, growing specs, or anything in between.