Farming
Moroccan locust swarms sweep eastern Iran, threatening crops and farms
Eastern Iran faces an agricultural crisis as Moroccan locusts descend, destroying crops and pasture while authorities race to contain the swarms.
Hormuz closure cripples fertilizer trade, causing ripple effect on food security - analysis
Israeli nonprofit builds 24/7 operations room to protect isolated farms
Israel’s milk shortage shows how policy fights end up hurting the public - editorial
Don't forget to say thank you
Too often we perceive our great achievements as a testament to our greatness and fall prey to “And you may say in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand made this victory’.”
Shmita – the seventh year
Shmita literally means renunciation. We renounce the right to work the land, and let it lie fallow.
‘Israel's produce reform will wipe out industry’ - Yachin CEO
Pini Gurevich: We can’t compete with price of canned imports from Europe.
Jordan, Israel sign agriculture agreement for shmita year
“Shmita” is the Biblical commandment for the Land of Israel to lay fallow every seven years, and Jewish farmers in most of modern Israel must observe it for their produce to be certified kosher.
Israel's budget hinges on agricultural reform as farmers take the streets
Liberman has called the agriculture reform one of the most important items in the budget, and shows no signs of backing down.
Israeli farmers' protest heads towards cabinet meeting in Jerusalem
Thousands will enter Jerusalem on Sunday on tractors and other agricultural vehicles to protest the reforms they call "destructive," as the Israeli government's cabinet meeting takes place.
Thousands of farmers protest reform, block eight major junctions
Farmers blocked eight major traffic junctions across the country in protest of planned reforms to allow the import of fruit and vegetables.
Meet the couple growing Israel's microgreens on their farm
Reuven and Orya Marriot live in the town of Otniel and run their farm out of a caravan and are driven by the mission of environmentalism.
Israel's farmers to protest Liberman’s agriculture reforms
While many farmers understand that food prices are too high, they say the aims of these reforms are misplaced as they should be targeting the suppliers of the products.
Israeli photographer releases footage of herded sheep movement patterns
"I was addicted to the impressive movement of the sheep," photographer Lior Fattal said, according to Walla.
