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Israeli agriculture at risk ahead of High Holy Days as desalination systems remain nonfunctional

The Water Authority and the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said Tuesday morning that after the facilities operated overnight, most were shut down again after seawater turbidity rose.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

A test tube labelled "Bird Flu", eggs and a piece of paper in the colours of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.

After mass seabird death event, Australia warns of wider H5N1 bird flu threat

"Australians should expect to see more spread and larger numbers now of wildlife being affected," said Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.

AUGUST 3, 2026|ByREUTERS

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, July 21, 2026.

Smotrich advances new Samaria settlement after attack near Derech Avraham Farm

Smotrich directed officials to speed up planning for the Shalem settlement and pursue demolition proceedings against alleged illegal Palestinian construction after a stabbing attack in Samaria.

JULY 24, 2026|ByANNA BARSKY

Netafim, Israel's drip irrigation developers, opens biggest manufacturing plant to date in Mexico

The 30,000-square-meter plant will supply farmers across North and Central America, and will be equipped with advanced automation systems to “ensure quality, efficiency, and reliability.”

JUNE 7, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee

The Galilee Eco Center aims to restore land, combining sustainable farming and science.

APRIL 26, 2026ByBEN BRESKY

(From L) Avi Freidman, Ariela Solomon, and Yael Maoz at the site of the future Galilee Eco Center, this year.

Glow Glamping: Healing trauma and finding peace in the Galilee - review

Escape to Rom Farm in the Galilee, where luxury glamping meets sustainable dairy, nature, and healing for body and soul.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByPAMELA PELED

Medieval magic & farmyard feasts: discovering rural Bavaria

Join David Harris and Mark Gordon as they leave the big cities behind and head deep into rural Bavaria.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf while imprisoned in the Bavarian town Landsberg am Lech.

Israel’s milk crisis is man-made, quotas are to blame - opinion

Dairy farmers and consumers will be the ones who win from Smotrich's reforms; it is the small interest groups that wish to keep the status quo.

FEBRUARY 8, 2026ByOHAD TAL

FARMERS AND their supporters protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem against a milk reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in Jerusalem on February 4, 2026.

Police arrest man suspected of poisoning livestock in Palestinian town near Ramallah

A shepherd reported the deaths of two goats to police on Saturday in the village after eating fruit suspected of being poisoned.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The suspect arrested by Israeli forces for the poisoning of livestock at Al-Mughayyir, November 15, 2025.

600 cows return to rebuilt Kibbutz Kissufim dairy farm nearly two years later

Approximately NIS 17 million was invested in the project, including NIS 1.4 million from the Tkuma administration via the Agriculture Ministry.

JULY 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Org. launches 'Northward' project to support farms in Israel's North

Farmers in the north have been lacking the agricultural manpower required to harvest orchards, work on vineyards, and perform other tasks.

JUNE 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Volunteers from Connections in Agriculture working in north Israel, June 2025.

Ancient Casarabe people transformed Amazon savannas into year-round maize farms

The Casarabe people inhabited the Llanos de Moxos region between 500 and 1400 CE.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF