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Israeli desalination plants shut nationwide as Negev farm water is cut

Severe seawater turbidity forced most plants offline, leaving only Hadera operating among six major facilities as Israel prioritizes household drinking water

Ilana Curiel | 08.31.26

"זה נראה יפה מאוד". זמיר כרמי בשדה השומשום

Israel revives sesame farming to cut dependence on imports

A new Israeli sesame variety is being grown in the Hula Valley, with farmers hoping to supply 15% of local demand and reduce exposure to supply-chain disruptions

Yair Kraus | 08.25.26

מדריך משרד החקלאות איתי במברגר במטע אפרסקים

The shade war: netting nearly doubles fruit yields in Israeli orchards

Warmer winters are reducing the 'chill hours' fruit trees need, hurting yields; a large trial found that shade nets deployed in fall and winter boosted fruit production by 82%

Yair Kraus | 08.24.26

Helping a neighbor out: Israel deploys its secret weapon to save Cyprus farms

After an invasive insect destroyed up to 30% of Cyprus’ commercial prickly pear fields, Israeli experts supplied a proven biological solution free of charge: 200 predatory beetles brought in to establish a natural defense

Ilana Curiel | 08.07.26

30 tons of grapes, one solar farm: Israel’s record harvest

Farmers harvested 30 tons of sweet grapes beneath solar panels at Ma’ale Gilboa, where protective shade and renewable-energy production are being combined in one of Israel’s hottest regions

Sivan Hilaie | 07.27.26

Israeli AgTech startup Nanovel wins €2.5 million EU grant for citrus-harvesting robots

The Horizon Europe funding will support European field trials and development of Nanovel’s AI-powered, multiarm system for picking oranges and lemons, with a commercial launch planned for 2028 and potential equity backing of up to €4.3 million

ynet Global | 07.16.26

'We experienced the devastation of the war, and now it is time to bloom and to grow'

'We got on the last truck out of Gaza, and went straight down to the fields of the Jordan Valley'

After 14 months of fighting, Nahal troops spent their final year of service farming, mentoring at-risk youths and supporting isolated communities along Israel’s eastern frontier, blending combat service with agriculture in a modern revival of the Nahal model

Ofir Hauzman | 07.15.26

Arava water crisis leaves farmers fighting to save crops

Farmers say some communities cannot irrigate regularly, with daily demand thousands of cubic meters above supply and shortages expected to last weeks

Ilana Curiel | 07.05.26

Watermelon harvest in jeopardy as Israel faces major crop losses and fields destroyed

Cold weather, poor pollination and a severe cucurbit virus outbreak have left Israeli watermelon growers facing millions of shekels in losses, with more fields at risk

Ilana Curiel | 06.18.26

Israeli mango crop collapses by up to 80% after cold spring devastates orchards

Farmers say yields may reach only 20% to 30% of last year’s harvest after March cold and rain disrupted pollination, leaving much of the fruit too small or damaged to sell and likely pushing consumer prices sharply higher

Israel Moshkovitz | 06.17.26

IDF commando returns to save his family farm - and Israeli agriculture

As Israel’s farming sector struggles with an aging workforce and growing uncertainty, Adir Hajaj, 27, traded military service in the elite Givati Reconnaissance Unit for his family farm in Moshav Gilat, determined to help secure the future of Israeli agriculture

ynet Global | 05.28.26

Farmer, soldier, father: IDF reservist turns surplus crops into lifeline

After about 600 days of reserve duty, Col. (res.) Asaf Israeli is back in his Gilboa fields, donating surplus artichokes through Leket Israel and teaching his son that farming is also an act of service

ynet Global | 05.21.26

Heroism Trailers honor fallen soldiers by supporting Israeli farms

In moving ceremony attended by ministers, MKs, bereaved families, dozens of trailers filled with construction and agricultural equipment were distributed by 'Goalei HaAretz' association to farms throughout the Negev, Galilee, West Bank

ynet Global | 04.29.26

Reaping fruits of Israeli innovation: how war and climate threats are driving agriculture breakthroughs

From seed banks restoring ecosystems after war to virus-resistant crops, desert-grown apples and microbe-based farming, researchers at the Volcani Institute are blending science and tradition to tackle food security, climate change and environmental damage

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.22.26

Under rocket debris, northern Israel farmers keep harvesting fields despite war damage and risks

Unexploded rockets, drone wreckage and shrapnel litter fields in the Galilee, but farmers press on with harvests; 'The flag is a statement against those trying to stop life here,' they say

Yair Kraus | 04.21.26