PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for loading mushroom are provided to fix a tray by stably and accurately pressing, and to move multiple heavy trays to a designated area at once. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for loading mushroom(100) comprises a tong supporting bar, a first ton part, a second tong part, a third tong part, a fourth tong part, and a tray sensor. The second tong part comprises an air cylinder connected with an air cylinder connection member. The tong supporting bar is coupled to a tong supporting bar mounting frame connected with a driving belt fastening unit. A driving motor is installed in one side of the upper part of the apparatus for loading mushroom. The driving motor is coupled with the driving belt fastening unit by a driving belt. A driving motor is installed in the opposite side of the driving motor. The driving motor is connected to a driving sprocket arranging in a coaxial line with a pinion by a chain. A longitudinal magnetic part is arranged in the outer surface of a tray(400) and a side guide rail parts are formed in each corner. The upper ends of the first, second, third, and fourth tong parts are coupled to the tong supporting bars by ball joint.본 발명은 배지가 입병 되어있는 플라스틱 병과, 이를 다 수개 수납하고 있는 트레이를 안전하게 가압하여 고정할 수 있는 장치를 구현하고, 픽업된 트레이를 지정된 적재공간에 순차적으로 정확하게 적재 및 이송할 수 있는 버섯적재 장치의 구조 및 이를 이용한 적재방법에 관련된 것이다.본 발명에 따른 구성의 제1 집게부(110), 제2 집게부(111), 제3 집게부(112), 제4 집게부(113)는 ‘ㄷ’형태로 상단부는 집게부 지지대(130)와 볼 조인트(270)체결 구조로 결합 되고, 트레이(400)를 가압하여 들어올리는 하단부에는 컨트롤러 패널에서 전달된 전기 신호를 받아 자성을 발생하는 전자석부(280)가 구비되는 것을 특징으로 하는 버섯 적재장치.