Agriculture minister says NIS 420 million accord will help cut prices, while rights activists say permanent customs tax exemption on import of live calves is a license for abuse

Agriculture Ministry says a record 856,630 calves and lambs shipped to Israel in 2021; 7 bills in Knesset seek to halt live shipments within 3 years, import chilled meat instead

More than half a million animals transported to country in first six months of 2021, up 59% over same period last year

Rights group slams Agriculture Ministry for ignoring state comptroller call to import more chilled meat, reduce animal suffering at sea

Big food companies investing in alternatives to conventional meat and dairy, due to environmental damage caused by livestock farming and need to feed 10 billion mouths by 2050

Despite virus wreaking havoc on supply chain, country will have plenty of supplies through Passover and beyond by relying on produce grown here, according to agriculture experts

Alannah MacTiernan says she will fast-track regulations requiring pain relief for stock before de-horning, after secretly filmed material shows workers abusing animals

Secretly filmed footage portrays workers beating, kicking, electrocuting, standing on and shooting at animals for fun, denying them painkillers and vet visits to save money

Greenpeace: Company that supplies meat to Shufersal cut down 300,000 acres of Gran Chaco forest; entire supply chain owned by Argentinian Jewish businessman Eduardo Elsztain