Department of Agriculture

The figure revealing the bluff of Israel's agricultural sector

Fruit and vegetable prices rise year after year, and it appears the Agriculture Ministry is ignoring a major failure that allows growers to control the market and set prices.

|BySHLOMO MAOZ
Yields are shrinking, competition is nonexistent, and prices are skyrocketing. A fruit stall in the market
A combine harvesting machine in the Hula Valley. The research provides an important missing link among road traffic emissions, soil contamination, and food production.

Tire particles may contaminate crops and enter food chain, Israeli study finds

Around the world, some 1.5 billion tires are produced each year, and tire-wear particles are increasingly recognized as one of the largest sources of microplastic pollution.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Cattle stand on a feedlot at CMA Farm in Barretos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, December 17, 2025.

Flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Texan calf, prompting USDA quarantine

A case was confirmed in a calf in La Pryor, Texas, a town about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the US-Mexico border - a blow to US cattle ranchers.

|ByREUTERS
HANITA FOREST

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

This is a broad initiative led by the ministry, as part of a national regulatory process, aimed at providing effective protection for forested areas in Israel.

|ByYUVAL BAGNO

Israel spearheading development of agricultural technology -OECD report

JULY 3, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German delegation explores Israeli technological advances in agriculture

Giving a hoot

“Since we started working with the Barn Owl Project, we have definitely decreased our use of rodent poison,” stated Nimrod Wolf.

JUNE 19, 2019ByDIANA BLETTER
A barn owl