While cane and bananas are a major focus of Dan and Sally Beauchamp's Bull Yard Holdings operations, Brahmans have held a special place in Mr Beauchamp's heart since he first encountered the breed as a 12-year-old boy living on his grandmother's property in Boulia.

Nominations flew in thick and fast for the 2020 Gold City Sale, cementing the renewed interest shown for the annual sale being held on Friday, November 6 from 9am, at the Dalrymple Saleyards, Charters Towers.

The recent release of a new report into non-melanoma skin cancer rates in Australia serves as a reminder to farmers and other outdoor workers about the potential dangers of sun exposure.

Aussie cricket great Peter Taylor calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly.

They say necessity is the mother of invention. For Graeme Saunders, the driving force behind the Watershift Group, it's also about wanting to find better, more efficient ways of doing things, and making life easier and more productive for his customers.

Combination worm control has been widely accepted as a worm management tool for sheep producers for some time, but there has not been a combination product for lice control available - until now.