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A Fungus Among Us: The Case For Growing Mushrooms In Arizona

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Arizona has a big agriculture industry, but Barry Pryor thinks the state is missing out on a big growth opportunity.

He’s a professor of plant pathology and microbiology in the School of Plant Sciences at the University of Arizona and travels around the state conducting workshops teaching people about the economic opportunities in growing specialty mushrooms.

Pryor spoke about the current state of the mushroom-growing industry in Arizona.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.