Our Online Courses
These self paced courses are designed for those wishing to prepare themselves for a free range farming venture or those that already own pigs or chickens that want to learn more. You will be able to complete each module online at a time that is suitable to you and you have six months access so plenty of time to do so.
Presented by Lee McCosker (Dip. Ag - Pig Production, Dip Ag - Applied Animal Nutrition, Dip. Sustainability, CertIV Training and Assessment), you'll be learning from someone with over 15 years experience in breeding, marketing and studying free range, pastured pigs. Lee is a qualified trainer and assessor and an advocate for the small producer and also the author of Free Range Pig Farming - Starting Out in Pastured Pigs, Pastured Pigs on a Small Scale and Pigs, Pasture & Profit. See full library here
An Introduction to Free Range Pig Production - Online
This is an introductory level workshop for anyone interested in pigs or contemplating going in to pastured pork production.
The course has a structured program covering legal requirements, dealing with council and approvals, setting up the farm, all abut breeds, pig nutrition and how to produce the best pastured pork profitably.
We cover:
Introduction to the industry
Animal Welfare regulations, laws and codes of practice
Councils
Food Safety
Biosecurity
Setting up a pasture pig farm
Breeds of Pigs (and selecting the right one!)
Feeding pigs
Housing Pigs
Managing pig health
Pasture management
Pasture as a food source
Marketing
$99
An Introduction to Pastured Egg Farming - Online
This course is for anyone wanting to start a pastured, free range egg business. Presented by a qualified trainer and assessor with industry experience and appropriate academic qualifications.
This is a self-paced online course that you can complete in a day or 3 months. The course remains open to you for that period.
The course will cover:
Codes of Practice
Food Safety
Licenses
Dealing with councils
Farm setup
Raising chicks
Nutrition for production
About the eggs
Keeping your hens laying
Pasture management
Pasture as a food source
Collecting eggs
Cleaning, sorting and packing eggs
Egg labelling
Marketing your eggs
Biosecurity