members, the length of time (in years) they have served on their county boards. County

 board members have served an average of 11.5 years on their county boards. This table

 shows that over 60% of county board members have been on their boards for up to ten

 years, while over 14% have been on their board for longer then twenty years.

 Table 4-5 Length of Time (in years) on Farm Bureau Board (N=126)
 Board
 (n=126)
 Mean 11.5
 Minimum 0.5
 Maximum 54

 n %
 0.5 to 5 Years 53 42.1
 6 to 10 Years 25 19.8
 11 to 15 Years 18 14.3
 16 to 20 Years 12 9.5
 20 and More Years 18 14.3
 Note: Missing variables (Board = 3)

 One-third of county board members have served as president of their county Farm

 Bureau board 33.6% (n=43) and less then 10% (n=10) have served on the Florida Farm

 Bureau Federation Board. Table 4-6 reflects those that have served in these higher

 capacities.

 Table 4-6 Board Members Who Have Served as President of County Farm Bureau Board
 and/or on the Florida Farm Bureau Federation Board(N=128)
 No Yes
 n % n %
 Served as County President 85 66.4 43 33.6
 Served on Florida Farm Bureau Federation Board 118 92.2 10 7.8
 Note: Missing variables (Board = 1)

 Many organizations represent components of agriculture and Table 4-7 shows the

involvement of both board and active members in other agricultural organizations. Board

members seem to be more active in other organizations 71.4% (n=90) than do active

members 10% (n=10). For those that are involved, board members belong to an average