“And all that I created for you I created, choose not to spoil or destroy it…. because if you spoil it there will be no one to correct it after you”
Model Farm for Sustainable Agriculture
The Model Farm is currently being set up at the Newe Ya’ar Research Center, in order to examine, demonstrate and disseminate among farmers the principles of Sustainable Agriculture.
What's new at the Model Farm?
Phosphorus recycling from waste activated sludge using the hydrothermal platform
A new research paper led by Osama Khoury (PhD student) was recently published in the journal “Waste Management“. The growth in world population is a
Assessing the weed infestation potential of dredged streambed sediments targeted for reuse in agricultural fields
A new research paper led by Dr. Smadar Tanner has been published recently in the journal “Science of the Total Environment“. One of the problematic
We are hiring!
Guided manipulations of microbiome associated with agroecosystems We use bioinformatics and computational approaches towards understanding and directing microbiome functioning. We are looking for highly motivated
An International Workshop on AI in Precision Agriculture
The model farm is happy to be part of an international workshop for precision agriculture with the support of BARD and NSF. In the workshop,
The first symposium on waste management at the model farm for sustainable agriculture
We were delighted to host the 1st symposium of the Waste Recycling Platform at the Model Farm (program_mini symposium_waste management). During our brief tour of
Solution to plastic pollution
The World Environment Day theme for 2023 is “Solution to plastic pollution”. As a part of the Waste recycling platform Dr. Roy Posmanik and his
Reducing Unpredictability in Soil
A BARD-funded study led by Shiri Freilich from the Newe Ya’ar Research Center and Mark Mazzola and Tracey Somera from the USDA-ARS examined metabolic network
We are hiring
Join our research team and work on optimizing phosphorous bio-availability through targeted recruitment of crop beneficial soil taxa. Dr. Shiri Freilich is looking for motivated
