Keep Farming On ARE EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS

Jim Buckley, the principal of Keep Farming On, has a wealth of experience and expertise in Behaviour Change Management, Accountancy, Training / Mentoring and Coaching.

He has distilled and interwoven his diverse expertise to enable and allow him to identify creative customised solutions that provide successful ongoing results.

He says: "We work long and hard, we listen attentively, we try to anticipate and manage potential problems before they arise and we respond swiftly when they do arise".

"With years of experience of dealing with clients, we are well skilled to take a comprehensive view, to locate and deal with obstacles and to identify and engage opportunities.

"We provide sound experienced advice particularly in the area of human resource utilisation with a common sense commercial approach''.

Coaching for Golfers
Jim Buckley's interest in unlocking human potential led him into study and research of golfers. He developed this interest into the production of products for golfers worldwide.

He holds the international patent for GeniusCaddy, an interactive graphic software programme which allows the golfer to record their round of golf in less than four minutes on a desktop,laptop, pda of mobile 'phone.(See   www.gemgolf.com and www.geniuscaddy.com ). The stored information in visual and data form helps the user to focus on areas for the next game to improve their performance and their scores.

He coaches a select number of golfers in mind/emotional improvement.

Macra na Feirme
His keen interest and deep commitment to family farming was forged while he worked with Macra na Feirme. Working with farmers throughout Ireland, from Malin to Mizen and from Westport to Wicklow, he saw at first hand the extraordinary characteristics of family farm members - mothers, fathers, sons and daughters - with their belief, determination, selflessness and resourcefulness in dealing with difficulties and problems inside the farm gate and within agricultural industry nationally and internationally.

When the Going Got Tough
He was inspired by and felt privileged to witness closely the dynamic in the Irish family farm. He saw 'how the tough got going when the going got tough'.

Recent Difficulties
The difficulties and pain experienced by a number of family farms in recent times, predominantly in the areas of communication and relationships, which in many cases could probably have been avoided and/or alleviated, has drawn Jim and his colleagues to offer the services of Keep Farming On to farm families.