Sheep & Beef Farm Manager Case Study

What is the cost savings of having a more productive employee?

In this example both farm managers work on a sheep & beef operation of 900 hectares.

Farm Manager 1 (Self recruiting) $800/ha gross production $720,000 gross revenue $70,000 salary $4,000 recruitment fees (ad placements, reading through resumes,interviews ) @ 60% FWE= $288,000 profit

Farm Manager 2 (Utilising Rural Directions) $950/ha gross production $855,000 gross revenue $70,000 salary $7,600 recruitment fees (ad placement, targeted emails, database of more than 2,500 candidates, reference checks, shortlist) @ 60% FWE= $342,000 profit