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Klil Halevi (far left) poses with other researchers from the laboratory of Prof. Ron Milo (center, in blue top) located at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. (Courtesy)
July 16, 2026, 2:45 pm
‘It’s like magic’: In world first, Weizmann scientists on path to create food from air
Researchers engineer bacteria that grow fast on diet of CO₂ with eventual aim of developing microbial food products for humans and animals
By Sue Surkes
A married couple from Thailand, known as Qwon, left, and Tay, participate in the Shavuot celebration in Shavei Zion, Western Galilee, where they work in the avocado groves, on May 21, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
July 11, 2026, 9:35 am
Braving war losses and tough conditions, Thai workers stay rooted in Israeli agriculture
51 foreign laborers from Thailand have been killed by terror groups since 2023, and 31 were among the Oct. 7 hostages, but that hasn’t caused them to flee Israel’s fields and groves
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Shoppers at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, November 13, 2025. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
May 1, 2026, 12:18 am
Israel has higher cost of living than wealthier European nations, study shows
Sharp rises in food and housing prices in the past two decades are the main factors, fueling the ever-rising cost of living in Israel, the Aaron Institute for Economic Policy finds
By Sharon Wrobel
Ya'akobi wheat, named for Yakov Inon, an agronomist murdered by Hamas terrorists at Moshav Netiv Ha'asara on October 7, 2023. The drought-resistant wheat was developed at the Agriculture Ministry's R&D arm, the Volcani Institute. (Roi Ben David)
April 20, 2026, 11:15 am
New drought-resistant wheat variety named after October 7 victim
Hamas terrorists murdered agronomist Yakov Inon and his wife Bilha at Moshav Netiv Ha’asara. He was a consultant to the Volcani Instiute, which developed the variety
By Sue Surkes
Dried up fishponds in Emek Maayanot, April 2026 (Courtesy)
April 19, 2026, 4:38 pm
Green in the valley: Israel’s abandoned fishponds are turning into a solar goldmine
In a pathbreaking deal, a project in northern Israel will generate clean energy, restore natural habitats, and share profits between local kibbutzim and the city of Beit She’an
By Aviv Lavie
Levav Weinberg, a farmer in Metula, stands in his apple orchard with a view of the border with Lebanon and Kafr Kila, once a Hezbollah stronghold, in the background, on September 18, 2025. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
September 22, 2025, 2:00 pm
In war-ravaged northern Israel, farmers replant apple trees hoping for sweeter years ahead
With some 99,000 acres of farmland in the north destroyed during the Hezbollah conflict, growers face a bittersweet return as they judge whether to save orchards or start from scratch
By Diana Bletter
Farmer Dudu Argaman (right) and his wife Bat-sheva stand in front of their house and orchard of mango trees in Moshav Almagor in northern Israel. (Courtesy)
July 4, 2025, 11:17 am
Small businesses struggle to stay afloat as damages from two wars deepen
Social lender is helping businesses on the brink of financial collapse receive loans and stay above water after 20 months of war, while government compensation is slow and insufficient
By Sharon Wrobel
Agricultural fields in northern Israel, February 13, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
May 27, 2025, 9:15 am
Israeli philanthropists, a rare breed, coalesce to fund carbon-slashing projects
The Israeli Climate Action Fund, better known as PAI, has no PR or website, but its deep-pocketed members bring diverse backgrounds and strengths to the fight on emissions
By Sue Surkes
Remains of a large Neolithic settlement on alluvial soil in the Motza Valley near Jerusalem. (Amos Frumkin)
April 25, 2025, 7:43 am
Israeli study finds burst of fires 8,000 years ago forced humans to become farmers
Hebrew University researcher says lightning-ignited blazes transformed Levant’s landscape, ending hunter-gatherer lifestyle but creating perfect condition for birth of agriculture
By Sue Surkes
For illustration: A farmer harvests wheat in the Hula Valley, northern Israel, May 17, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 7:04 pm
Israel nixes all US import tariffs, day before Trump set to levy duties on trade allies
Smotrich signs directive to immediately scrap remaining tariffs on US goods, mainly in agriculture, with US president about to hit trade partners with tit-for-tat duties
By Sharon Wrobel
A Thai worker, pictured on November 3, 2024, picks the last of the sweet mini-peppers at Kibbutz Alumim, in southern Israel. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
November 16, 2024, 7:52 am
Still waiting for Oct. 7 compensation, a Gaza border farm community sows its fields anew
Terrorists murdered 22 foreign workers at Kibbutz Alumim; while the destruction of equipment and loss of crops are staggering, the community is looking to the future and replanting
By Sue Surkes
Neighbors attempt to douse fires after a rocket attack on a house in Netiv Hashayara on October 24, 2024. (Margalit Boyarsky)
October 25, 2024, 4:45 pm
Resolutely rooted war-time farmers work together to douse Hezbollah rocket flames
At an agricultural village 15km from the Lebanon border, after a Soviet Grad directly hits a Western Galilee house, residents race to put out fires — and replant avocado orchards
By Diana Bletter
Eran Braverman, a Kibbutz Alumim head farmer who helped battle Hamas terrorists on October 7, fingers one of the blue agave plants grown on the kibbutz for making mezcal, on September 23, 2024 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 13, 2024, 2:41 pm
Kibbutz that fought off Oct. 7 terror endeavors to develop Israeli version of tequila
Kibbutz Alumim in the Gaza border area partners with experts to plant agave succulents in Negev desert terroir, hoping to produce local mezcal spirit within a few years
By Jessica Steinberg
An undated picture of laying hens in a cage. (Animals Now)
August 4, 2024, 4:15 pm
Regulations enter into effect to ban starvation of hens to increase egg production
Denying hens food for eight to 12 days speeds up annual molting during which fewer eggs are laid and profits fall; animal welfare group: ‘Cruel practice’ crossed all lines
By Sue Surkes
Leket Israel volunteers gather near the Gaza border to help farmers, on March 11, 2024. (Leket Israel)
July 30, 2024, 6:37 am
Food waste cost economy NIS 1 billion during first six months of war — study
Lack of access and reduction in farmhands caused shortages that saw vegetables prices rise 18% and fruit prices 12%, says paper calling for more support for local growers
By Sue Surkes
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