Mar 31, 2022 | Latest News
The Vidalia Onion is a sweet variety of onion famously from the US state of Georgia, where it also serves as their state vegetable. Legend says that the onion was first discovered by farmer Moses Coleman in the 1930s, when he noticed that the onions he was growing at...
Feb 24, 2022 | Latest News
Composting is a natural method of maintaining and reintroducing nutrients into the soil, increasing the overall health of the soil and, therefore, crop yield. Composting can get rid of weed seedlings and harmful organisms and pathogens in the soil which would...
Jan 20, 2022 | Latest News
Soil health is vital to producing a good and healthy yield from your farmland. The ancient method of protecting soil was through rotating the crops grown on specific pieces of land and leaving land fallow to maintain soil health. Historically, growing the same crop in...
Dec 20, 2021 | Latest News
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the team at Nicholson Machinery. We would like to thank our customers and suppliers for their continued support over the past 12 months. We are looking forward to working with you in the new year, and wish you a prosperous 2022....
Dec 14, 2021 | Latest News
Norfolk County Council have opened applications for one of six tenancies on just under 760 acres of land in total. The deadline for applications is February 2022, and those applicants whose plans involve environmental enhancement or diversification ideas could be...
Nov 8, 2021 | Latest News
Sustainable farming (or sustainable agriculture) is a complex topic with many facets, put simply, it is “meeting society’s present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs” or creating agricultural...
