Farmers

High Court asked to enforce return order in Ras Ein al-Auja case after state misses deadline

Petitioners urge the High Court to enforce its ruling in the Ras Ein al-Auja case after the state missed a deadline to report on measures enabling residents’s return.

A shepherd leads a herd of goats near the Palestinian village of al-Auja in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, January 11, 2026.
 Volunteers on the scene after the rocket fell in Beit Shemesh

The war through the eyes of HaShomer HaChadash

ISRAELIS TAKE cover in a public shelter in Tel Aviv as a siren sounds warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran toward Israel, March 1, 2026.

Caught in the crossfire: The American highschoolers who stayed behind to help amid the Iran war

Israel faces milk store stock shortage as dairy farmers halt milk deliveries. Febuary 2, 2026

Israel’s milk shortage shows how policy fights end up hurting the public - editorial


Volunteer effort grows to protect farmers from a surge in livestock theft and agricultural crime

With agricultural crime surging as spring approaches, a call goes out to the public to join efforts to safeguard Israel’s farmers.

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Harvesting for Sukkot: A look at the farmers who grow the holiday's Four Species

The farmers who grow the Four Species that symbolize the holiday of Sukkot.

  SHDEYUR AVRAHAMI is seen alongside etrogim for Sukkot.

A year after October 7, Israeli farmers from the South need help to rebuild

The Hamas attacks left southern Israel’s fields devastated, with fields and livelihoods shattered. KKL-JNF is leading efforts to revive their land, but they need support.  

 KKL-JNF staff at work to prepare new agriculture fields in Israel's south.

Leket Israel bolsters the local economy by supporting tour guides and farmers


Record heat hits Israel: Soaring food prices and climate change challenges - opinion

Israel's record-breaking heat is pushing food prices higher. Learn how climate change is impacting agriculture and what needs to be done.

 THE WRITER speaks at an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.

Social pressure on farmers effects whether they vaccinate their dairy cattle, study finds

Discover how social pressure and communication gaps impact dairy farmers' vaccination decisions and what it means for epidemic prevention.

 MILKING COWS in the south of France.

'Without agriculture, we face an existential threat': Food security experts speak at conference

Since the start of the war, agricultural production has significantly declined. As of March, approximately 90% of Israeli farmers reported damages to their farms due to the war.

 Yoel Zilberman, founder and CEO of HaShomer HaChadash, at a special conference on Israel’s food security.

IFCJ and HaShomer HaChadash launch $2 million food security initiative to support Israeli farmers

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews partners with HaShomer HaChadash for a $2 million food security initiative aiding Israeli farmers amid war impacts.

Israeli farmer Elad Katzir walks in his field near the border with the southern Gaza Strip, in Nir Oz, Israel January 11, 2018.

Locals become firefighters as Israel’s northern forests burn

The most ominous part of the trip through the lush but damaged forest and my visit to Bat-Ya’ar Farm was the knowledge that a “real” war with Hezbollah hasn’t even broken out yet.

 FIRES CAUSED by rockets and drones shot by Hezbollah at Israel from Lebanon have burned nearly 5,000 acres of land in Israel’s North.

Israeli farms face dire straits since Oct. 7, see 80% drop in produce output

“Since October 7, agriculture in Israel has faced the largest workforce crisis it has known since the establishment of the state," shared Dafna Yurista of the Agriculture Ministry. 

 A researcher stands in an experimental rice field belonging to seed technology firm Kaiima Bio-Agritech near Kfar Tavor in northern Israel.