“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 was established at 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?
Newe Ya’ar Students Day 2025
Student Day will be held in Newe Ya’ar on April 22, 2025. The program for the day:Students_day_2025
Service crops (cover crops) in orchards and field crops in Israel: accumulated experience, research issues and challenges
Last week, a two-day conference was held at the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Institute, Rishon Lezion, which was entirely devoted to the topic of
Distribution of residence time in rotary-drum composting and implications for hygienization
A new research paper from Dr. Yael Laor’s group was recently published in the journal Waste Management. Rotary drums enable rapid composting compared to static
World Wetlands Day 2024 – Wetlands and Human Wellbeing
The model farm for sustainable agriculture marks today – 2.2.2024, the World Wetlands Day, to raise the global awareness about the importance of wetlands for
The potential of remote sensing of cover crops to benefit sustainable and precision fertilization
A new research paper led by Simon Futerman (PhD student) was recently published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Cover crops and precision
Hydrothermal Processing of Multilayer Plastic Film
A new research paper led by Dr. Ran Darzi (postdoc) was recently published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Mixed polymer plastics cannot
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
