Become a part of the only Pastured certification program in Australia
Market your product through the PROOF network and website
Demonstrate your commitment to true pastured farming where animals do range in the outdoors
Offer your customers peace of mind about your free range status
Join a network of like-minded farmers
Help when you need it
Free Food Safety Risk Assessment or HACCP plan
Free Environmental Management Plan to adapt to your farm
Free Quality Management System to implement on your farm
Free Plan to guide you through best practice on farm
Free record templates

Become a PROOF Certified farm:

Certified farms are able to display a PROOF Certification Trademark logo on product packaging and marketing material. Learn more about becoming a Licensed farm here ....

Become a Member

If you are not ready for certification, Member status enables you to keep in touch with the latest news and information relating to developments in the pastured free range industry and to help maintain resources needed to promote and encourage our pastured free range farmers.

All paid levels of membership (Certified, Associate, Social, Online Course) have free access to a complete Quality Assurance program as well as an Environmental Management Plan that they can implement on their own farm.

Membership is open to anyone supporting the Core Values of PROOF and is quite separate from the licensing process.

Become a Member:

There are two membership levels available for non licensed farms:

Associate Member

Associate Members are not Licensees but to undergo a similar process to become members. Membership requires that farmers put into practice the PROOF Standards and submit a comprehensive self assessment and internal audit. Once membership is approved, the member may display their PROOF membership logo on their website and marketing materials. Associate Members will also be included in our online directory. This logo must not be displayed on any products, packaging, labels etc, or infer in any way that their farm or product is certified and licensed with PROOF.

Social Member

A social member supports the work PROOF does and also has access to the free resources and benefits available to Licensees such as proforma Environmental Management Plan, Farm management plan, Pig Herd Health Plan to name a few.

Become a Supporter:

Supporter membership is free to any one that is interested in pastured production and would like to promote PROOF.

Become a PROOF Licensee

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Associate Member - $195.00 (AUD) Subscription period: 1 year No recurring payments Associate Members are not Licensees but do undergo a similar process to become members. Membership requires that farms put into practice the PROOF Standards and submit a comprehensive self assessment and internal audit before being listed on the website. Audit reports must be reviewed and submitted annually or at the request of PROOF

PROOF Certified - $195.00 (AUD) Subscription period: 1 year No recurring payments Licensee. Base fee starts at $195.

A one time initial site audit fee is charged for all new applicants. The base rate is $650 but may depend on how isolated your farm is. Extra travel may be charged. Audit fee invoice is sent separately.

PROOF may require annual on farm audits for larger farm. These audits will be at the cost of the applicant.

Social Member - $99.00 (AUD) Subscription period: 1 year No recurring payments Social Members follow the core values of PROOF. This level of membership provides access to resources such as the EMP, Farm Management Plan and Pig Herd Health Plan. Members offer their support to PROOF.

Supporter - Free Subscription period: 1 year No recurring payments Thank you for supporting what we do! Your support helps promote pastured free range and assistance to farmers needing the information to produce welfare friendly, sustainable free range produce.

Display your supporter logo* on your website or social media!

*This logo IS NOT to be displayed on a farming website. Please consider becoming a full member if you are a free range producer.

Membership Application

If you are a current member, you will need to upgrade your membership to change your current level. You can access your profile page to make these changes. This is available in the sign in box at the top right hand corner.

Disclaimer

The opinions, advice and information contained in this website have not been provided at the request of any person but are offered by PROOF and Australian Pig Farmers solely for informational purposes. While the information provided has been formulated in good faith, it should not be relied on as a substitute for professional advice. Australian Pig Farmers, PROOF or Free Range Farm Management do not accept liability in respect of any action taken by any person in reliance on the content of this publication.

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