Israeli dairy farming

Israel’s milk shortage shows how policy fights end up hurting the public - editorial

Milk rationing did not happen by accident. Protest tactics, rigid regulation, and stalled reform collided, leaving families paying the price for political and policy failure.

Israel faces milk store stock shortage as dairy farmers halt milk deliveries. Febuary 2, 2026
 Farmers block Route 1 leading to Jerusalem during a protest against a milk reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, February 4, 2026.

Farmers journey to Jerusalem to protest Smotrich's dairy reform after resuming milk supply

Israel faces milk store stock shortage as dairy farmers halt milk deliveries. Febuary 2, 2026

Glass half-empty: How milk prices keep rising despite advanced Israeli innovation - analysis

Residents of the northern city of Kiryat Shmona check missile attack damages at the city's Central Bus Station and Mall, Kiryat Shmona, Northern Israel on November 27, 2024.

Northern Israeli moshav head decries 'performative' cabinet meeting in Kiryat Shmona


The aggressors are free, the defender is locked up

Eitan and Leah Ze'ev establish farms on government land and hand them over to someone else to work.

Hineni Farm in Kiryat Gat supported by Jewish National Fund-USA

Israeli authorities spread the blame as butter shortage persists

"The problem is the distribution of quotas, with an emphasis on the conditions dictated by your office and the type of winning importers," wrote Gilad Eliraz.

A statue of a cow painted in the colours of dairy firm Tnuva's logo stands outside the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi, Israel

Say cheese... and yogurt, too

Kraus said that there are approximately 1,000 large and small dairy farms in Israel, most of them in peripheral areas, and all have excellent milk yields.

Cows. Illustrative

Thousands protest food import reforms, support poultry farmers near Lebanese border

One of the major sore points are recent economic reforms that lowered tariffs for a number of imported food products, including eggs, for the next several months.

Chicken

Farmers federation fumes over proposal to boost food imports

Finance, Agriculture ministries planning to eliminate production quotas for eggs and dairy products.

A statue of a beautiful cow painted in the colors of dairy firm Tnuva’s logo stands outside the company’s logistic center in Kiryat Malachi

Israelis to participate in South Sudan mega dairy project

Kobi Bogin, CEO of AlefBet, stressed that in countries that have adopted the Israeli dairy farming model, parlors have experience a more than twofold jump in milk product.

Cows. Illustrative

Farmers plow through Jerusalem to protest policies

The protesters say the government is “destroying agriculture in Israel.”

Farmers on tractors demonstrating in Jerusalem, November 9, 2015

The end of the ‘shmita’ year: An opportunity to begin again

The desire to live in the Land of Israel is multifaceted. For some of us, it is mainly an outgrowth of our awareness and desire to connect to this land’s history, while for others the excitement of building Israel’s future is the strongest bond.

As the sun sets on the last day of 5775 and we usher in the new year, we will simultaneously take leave of the shmita year

Tales of the Upper Galilee

Next time you’re vacationing in a bed-and-breakfast, take a minute to listen to the owner’s story.

The cheese display case at Ariel Mazan’s ‘Alto,’ a boutique dairy.

What bright food’s Tnuva deal means for economy

It is likely that Chinese companies will continue to seek investments in Israel, mostly in high technology areas.

A statue of a beautiful cow painted in the colors of dairy firm Tnuva’s logo stands outside the company’s logistic center in Kiryat Malachi