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 Table 4-18 Knowledge of Farm Bureau Competencies Derived from Interviews with
 Florida Farm Bureau Officials (N=7)
 Encourage Farm Bureau members to take on additional responsibilities.
 Demonstrate ability to look at future needs of the Farm Bureau organization.
 Identify the role of county Farm Bureaus is to help implement policy.
 Identify the role of county Farm Bureaus is to advise the state organization on policy
 issues.
 Identify the role of county Farm Bureaus is to serve as a springboard for ideas.
 Identify the organizational structure of Farm Bureau.
 Identify the history of Farm Bureau.
 Define grassroots organizations.
 Differentiate how grassroots organizations differ from other organizations.
 Identify how powerful grassroots organizations can be.
 Recognize your role within the Farm Bureau organization.
 Determine how to be a progressive member of the organization.
 Define Farm Bureau as a general farm organization that serves as a mechanism for people
 to work collectively together on political, social and economic ideas.
 Differentiate between the organization and structure of Farm Bureau to other
 organizations who develop policy.
 Demonstrate knowledge of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
 Demonstrate knowledge of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation.
 Participate in events that promote Farm Bureau.
 Participate in events that promote agricultural education.
 Participate in media and farm tours.


 Responses from the interviews indicated that information on the history of Farm

 Bureau and knowledge of the AFBF and the FFBF is important for county board

 members to have, respondents felt that board members possessed some knowledge on

 both organizations, but felt that it is important for all board members to have this

 information.

 Several of those individuals interviewed indicated that there is no job description

for county board members so board members do not know what knowledge, such as

Farm Bureau's organizational structure, is necessary to do their job. As one participant

stated "Farm Bureau is one of the most recognized organizations in the state and county