“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.
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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
Investigating greenhouse gases emissions in plant invasion hotspots as a model for aquatic ecosystem restoration and management
The new year brings some success in research funding. Recently, a project led by Dr. Keren Yanuka-Golub (Galilee Society) and Dr. Maor Matzrafi (Newe Ya’ar)
Regenerative Agriculture in the Model Farm
In recent years there is significant rise in the use of the term ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ around the world and recently also in Israel. Regenerative agriculture
