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Israeli Farmer Invents Solution for Lemon Rot

A lemon grower from southern Israel has successfully tested a product to prevent mold that kills lemon groves.

Israeli Farmer Invents Solution for Lemon Rot

More Farmers Taking Security into Their Own Hands

Again: desperate Jewish farmers tire of looking to police for help, create their own security group.

More Farmers Taking Security into Their Own Hands

Rabbi: Pray that Locusts Do Not Plague Israel

Rabbi sends letter to farmers calling for prayer as locusts threaten crops.

Rabbi: Pray that Locusts Do Not Plague Israel

Egypt Struck by Swarm of Locusts Ahead of Passover

To those who thought the Passover Haggadah might have been exaggerating – think again. Millions of locusts have swooped down on to Egypt.

Egypt Struck by Swarm of Locusts Ahead of Passover

Arabs and Jews Common Target for Global Warming

Global warming could devastate Middle East farming and tourism, says the World Bank.

Arabs and Jews Common Target for Global Warming

Thieves Finally Succeed in Massive Goat Theft

Jewish farmer targeted in quick theft of massive herd. Arab thieves had threatened to steal the goats for years.

Thieves Finally Succeed in Massive Goat Theft

Stickers Hint at Secret Arab Boycott

Warning stickers in Arabic found on Israeli-grown fruit. Signs of a secret boycott?

Stickers Hint at Secret Arab Boycott

Food Waste in US Reaches 40%; Is Israel Any Better?

Joseph Gitler, Head of Leket Israel, responds to a discomforting Washington Post report

Food Waste in US Reaches 40%; Is Israel Any Better?

Agricultural Theft Becoming ‘Professional Organized Crime’

Hints of a crackdown on agricultural theft as judge warns of ‘organized crime’ targeting farmers.

Agricultural Theft Becoming ‘Professional Organized Crime’

Israeli Teens Compete for Intl Beekeeping Prize

Three teenage beekeepers will represent Israel in Prague, where they will compete for awards and raise awareness.

Israeli Teens Compete for Intl Beekeeping Prize

Israeli Scientist Named World Food Prize Winner

Dr. Daniel Hillel, an Israeli-American scientist who created an innovative irrigation method, named winner of the 2012 World Food Prize.

Israeli Scientist Named World Food Prize Winner

Israel Offers Free Agricultural Training to PA Officials

Israeli Civil Administration organized a three-day seminar, free of charge, for PA officials, aimed at improving agricultural output.

Israel Offers Free Agricultural Training to PA Officials

South Sudan Senior Minister Visits Israel, Lauds Cooperation

South Sudan’s Minister of Agriculture visits the Agritech conference in Tel Aviv.

South Sudan Senior Minister Visits Israel, Lauds Cooperation

‘Everything Coming up Cherries' in Israel

Israel enjoys a bounty cherry season thanks to a frigid winter that helped trees “sleep” before waking up. Yield approximately 6,500 tons.

‘Everything Coming up Cherries' in Israel

Bethlehem Governor Bans Israeli Imports

The governor of Bethlehem signed an order, on Sunday, banning the entry of Israeli agricultural products into the city.

Bethlehem Governor Bans Israeli Imports

Video: Let's Start Growing Exotic Fruits in Israel

The Fresh AgroMashov 2012 exhibition featured a display of exotic fruits, all of which were grown in Israel.

Video: Let's Start Growing Exotic Fruits in Israel

Coming Soon: The National Wholesale Agricultural Market

The new government supervised wholesale Israeli agricultural market will benefit both producers as well as customers.

Coming Soon: The National Wholesale Agricultural Market

Agro Mashov 2012 Presents Israel's Agricultural Innovations

The Fresh AgroMashov 2012 exhibition presented Israel's latest developments in the agricultural field and provided export opportunities.

Agro Mashov 2012 Presents Israel's Agricultural Innovations

Jordanian Farmers Demand: Stop Importing Israeli Potatoes

Farmers and wholesalers in Jordan have demanded that the government stop imports of potatoes originating in Israel.

Jordanian Farmers Demand: Stop Importing Israeli Potatoes

Israeli Researchers Discover Fungi-Bacteria Partners

Tel Aviv University researchers have discovered a mutually beneficial relationship between fungi and bacteria that allows both to spread.

Israeli Researchers Discover Fungi-Bacteria Partners

Israeli Agro-Tech Prompts India to Create Its Own

A visit to Israel has inspired Haryana's Chief Minister to create 11 new centers of excellence in farming in his own state.

Israeli Agro-Tech Prompts India to Create Its Own

Mass-Producing the Tomato Tree

Israeli scientists seek to make the 'tomato tree' available for commercial farming.

Mass-Producing the Tomato Tree

Plan to Let 5,000 More PA Arabs Get Work Permits

Labor minister wants more Palestinian Authority Arabs to be granted permits to enter Israel and work in construction and agriculture.

Plan to Let 5,000 More PA Arabs Get Work Permits

Agricultural Camp to Connect Youth to the Land of Israel

Second youth agricultural work camp to take place during Chanukah.

Agricultural Camp to Connect Youth to the Land of Israel

Russia Munches on Israel’s Carrots

Bugs Bunny would have loved them: Russia gobbles up 9,000 tons of Israeli-grown carrots that are the twice the usual size. Don’t forget potatoes.

Russia Munches on Israel’s Carrots

Reform Rabbi Intervenes in Olive Harvest

Reform Rabbi Arik Asherman was in the center of a dispute– some say he caused it – regarding Jewish olive harvesting in Samaria Monday.

Reform Rabbi Intervenes in Olive Harvest

Israel Finds Trade Vistas in China

Israel and China sign an agreement to cooperate in agriculture. More planned.

Israel Finds Trade Vistas in China

Iceland’s Volcano Wilts 40 Million Israeli Flowers

Volcanic ash from Iceland earlier this month caused millions of dollars in damage to Israel’s growing flower industry. Farmers want compensation.

Iceland’s Volcano Wilts 40 Million Israeli Flowers

Israel Begins Annual Apple Export to Syria

Beginning March 2, apples grown by Druze citizens of Israel in the Golan will be exported into Syria.

Israel Begins Annual Apple Export to Syria

Study: Commercial Fishing Endangers Israel's Dolphins

Researchers at the University of Haifa have determined that extensive commercial fishing is endangering the dolphins of the Mediterranean Sea.

Study: Commercial Fishing Endangers Israel's Dolphins

Israel ‘Spreads Light to the Nations’ with New Citrus Fruit

One of Israel’s Divine missions is to “spread light to the nations.” Its new citrus fruit, “Light,” is being swallowed up in Europe and Russia.

Israel ‘Spreads Light to the Nations’ with New Citrus Fruit

New Kitchen Applicance to Turn Garbage to Compost

For the first time in Israel, a trash compactor producing organic compost from kitchen garbage will be available as a kitchen appliance.

New Kitchen Applicance to Turn Garbage to Compost

Israel, Russia Form Agricultural Cooperation Agreement

An initiative of President Shimon Peres, raised in a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, will promote global agricultural cooperation.

Israel, Russia Form Agricultural Cooperation Agreement

'Smart Agriculture' Blossoms in the Negev

Sewage water from central Israel is being creatively utilized to make the Negev bloom with orchards and vineyards.

'Smart Agriculture' Blossoms in the Negev

Israel's Bug-Free Lettuce Co. to be World Leader

The Israeli company Hasalat, producer of bug- and pesticide-free vegetables, plans to lead farmers worldwide with a new start-up.

Israel's Bug-Free Lettuce Co. to be World Leader

Farmers Demand Foreign Labor, Sales to Gaza

Farmers clashed with immigration police Monday and demanded foreign laborers. Fruit farmers want increased sales to Gaza.

Farmers Demand Foreign Labor, Sales to Gaza

Made in Israel: ‘Soil Dipstick’ Forecasts Health of Planet Earth

Planet Earth has a “fever,” but Tel Aviv Univ. researchers’ “soil dipstick” may help check its temperature and help catch environmental polluters.

Made in Israel: ‘Soil Dipstick’ Forecasts Health of Planet Earth

Israeli Scientists Discover 'Self-Watering' Desert Plant

Scientists discovered that a rare desert plant waters itself, enabling it to receive 16 times the amount of rainwater that falls on it each year.

Israeli Scientists Discover 'Self-Watering' Desert Plant