Call for Proposals 2024
Research, Fellowship and Workshop Grant Proposals New Funding Track
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BARD Online Submission
BARD is research proposals for the2022 submission year. The deadline is September 13, 2021.
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BARD Research Program Webinar
Webinar by Prof Yoram Kapulnik and Haim Katz explaining the BARD research grant program and new changes to the call for proposals.
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BARD Research & Fellowships 2023
BARD announced its research grants, postdoctoral, graduate and senior research fellowships and workshops at the meeting of the Board of Directors on June 18 2023
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Powerful Impact from Agricultural R and D
Short film summarizing 40 years of BARD's impact on cooperative agricultural research and development between the US and Israel
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Celebrating Joint U.S- Israel Agricultural Innovation
On May 23rd, BARD hosted a dinner reception. This dinner was attended by, BARD board of directors, TAC members, officials from the Israel innovation authority, the Israeli minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Oded Forer
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2022 BARD Research Grants
During its meeting held May 23, 2022, the BARD (U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund) board of directors approved the funding of grants and fellowships of joint US- Israel agriculture research and development in the sum of $6.5 million.
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BARD 40 year of Impact
Webinar summarizing the 40 year assessment. With the Israeli Minister of Agriculture Mr. Alon Schuster, the US Under Secretary for Agricultural Research Dr. Scott H. Hutchins, and the US Ambassador to Israel Mr. David Friedman
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Turning Poultry Waste into a Resource
Closing the nutrient cycle through sustainable agricultural waste management is possible. Phosphorus recovery from agricultural waste streams is a sustainable endeavour that can benefit the farming community, the environment, and the economy
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Israeli, US Researchers to get $7.3M
Times of Israel article regarding the 2020 BARD awards
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Acknowledging Outstanding Research
External evaluation showed an excellent return on investment rate 16 dollars gained from every 1 dollar invested through the program
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Leveraging Your Research with BARD
The B-lever academia-to-industry program aims to help researchers in their path to commercialization.
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Studying Internal Water Status in Trees
Researchers Dr. Yair Mau from the Department of Soil and Water Sciences at the Hebrew University and Dr. Gil Bohrer from Ohio State University are jointly studying the internal water status in trees in order to optimize irrigation strategies.
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Hot Potato Cold Potato
A BARD-funded American Israeli collaboration between Dr. Dani Eshel from ARO, Volcani Center in Israel and Dr. Jiming Jian from Michigan State University’s department of plant biology are studying potato physiology and genetics postharvest sweetening of potato seed tubers and effects on their yield performance
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Call for Proposals B-Lever 2021
A new funding opportunity for Israeli and American scientists to collaborate with commercial companies and small businesses
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CICC hosts: Agriculture and Technology
California Israel Chamber of Commerce hosts: Agriculture & Technology - News Opportunity and Leadership
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If you love ketchup, thank BARD
How BARD supported research helped develop new tomato varieties
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Flour Power
Article in Comstock's Magazine that features Jorge Dubcovsky of UC Davis and Tzion Fahima of the University of Haifa and thier BARD Supported Research
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Building a Local Brand for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Strategic Approach
A survey attempting to analyse customers’ attitude towards local agricultural production found striking similarities between Israeli and American consumers
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New BARD Board Member: Dr. Michal Levy
Dr. Michal Levy Senior Deputy Director-General, Agriculture Innovation at the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development appointed by the Minister Alon Schuster
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2020 BARD Grants
The BARD Board of Directors has selected the research proposals, fellowships and workshops for the 2020 Submission
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Food and AgroTech under COVID-19
We have to shorten the food supply-chain and come up with solutions that enable consumers to reach fresh produce at all times.
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Sampling Composted Biosolids
Many pharmaceutical compounds are active at very low doses, and a portion of them regularly enters municipal sewage systems and wastewater-treatment plants following use, where they often do not fully degrade.
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From Concept to Commercialization
Envisioning Biological Approaches for the Postharvest Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables
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Breeding Taste Back into Tomatoes
The ever-growing demand of consumers for improved quality of fresh market tomatoes has led the industry to team-up with breeding research experts. BreedX is working together with American and Israeli researchers to produce better tasting tomatoes.
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Tomato Genome Mapping
Funded by BARD: Scientists’ new tomato genome-mapping project provides key to unlocking improved flavor..
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Antibiotic Awareness
Although antimicrobials are vital to defend people, animals and plants against infections, their misuse and overuse can lead to their failure as microbes develop resistance to these life-saving treatments.
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Testing Recycled Water
Researchers are applying a metagenomic approach for characterization of the viral community composition (virome) associated with wastewater reclamation processes. This is a powerful approach for evaluating virus occurrence and diversity in untreated and treated wastewater.
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BARD Salutes Prof. Dan Yakir
The former BARD Postdoc received Israel's highest honor to a scientist, the Israel Prize for his insights on forests' critical role in climate and the environment.
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2021 BARD Grants
During its meeting held June 1st, the BARD (U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund) board of directors approved the funding of grants and fellowships of joint US- Israel agriculture research and development in the sum of $6.7 million.
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BARD Pioneer Track
The pioneer track aims to support the development and funding of joint US-Israel collaborative R&D of exceptional groundbreaking topics within the BARD’s research priorities.
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BARD Celebrates 40 Years
On April 30'th US and Israeli officials celebrate 40 years of agricultural R&D Cooperation at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Officials pledged to deepen ties.
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Big Data to Aid Post-Harvest Farming
Big data analysis based on remote sensing imageries, environmental conditions, and orchard performance will help create models to predict tree-phenology
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Visiting the Field
BARD team members took a field trip to Ben Gurion University's Sede-Boqer desert research institute to see BARD funded research projects in action.
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Arizona Webinar: Agircultural Partnership Arizona-Israel
Webinar with Prof. Yoram Kapulnik (BARD), Mayor Doug Nicholls (Yuma, AZ) Prof. Sharon Megdal (U AZ), Dr. Paul Brierley (U AZ) and Prof. Dan Blumberg (Ben Gurion U) -- Strengthing US Israel Relations through Agricultural Partnership. Arizona-Israel
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Acknowledging Our Researchers
Prof. Gene Robinson acknowledged for outstanding research dontributions
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USDA,NIFA-BARD Aquaculture
New USDA,NIFA-BARD Funding Opportunity for Smart Climate Agriculture dealing with Aquaculture
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BARD Workshop: Managing Water for Agriculture
Scientists from Israel and California met to exchange ideas for managing water for agriculture. Dr. Doug Parker, the director of the California Institute for Water Resources: “The goal of this workshop is creating new partnerships, meeting new people, networking, and finding ways to work together.”
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Saving the Tomato (Hebrew)
See how BARD supported research helped to solve an important tomato pest -- in Hebrew!
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