Ben Winslow | FOX 13 News

FOX 13 News reporter Ben Winslow traveled with a Utah delegation for a whirlwind trip to Israel to learn more about water conservation, agriculture in the desert and water-saving technology — all things Utah could use to turn around the fate of the Great Salt Lake.

Founded in 1948 as a Jewish state, Israel had to find its own water. The country treats water as public property controlled by the state — there are no private water rights.

Across Israel, academic and research institutions are conducting experiments on types of crops that can use less water and still yield a good crop for people to eat.