CHAPTER 5
 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION

 The conclusions and recommendations drawn from the findings of this study are

 found in this chapter. An overview of the study, including the specific research

 objectives, the methodology used, and findings are provided in the first section of this

 chapter. The remainder of the chapter focuses on conclusions, implications, and

 recommendations for further research in this area.

 Summary of the Study

Problem Statement

 Developing the full potential of the leadership base in agriculture is extremely

important as this industry is facing new challenges it has never confronted such as

environmental responsibility, food quality, international competition, taxation, and

clarifying it's own identity (GALFF, 2002). New technologies, consolidation,

environmental concerns and food safety are some of the factors that are contributing to

the rapidly changing face of agriculture in the United States (Duffy & Nanhou, 2002).

Rapid change is occurring in all segments of society, agriculture included. To keep pace

with this change, informed, decisive, and communicative spokespersons are needed to

represent agriculture (KARL, 2002).

 Organizations can play a significant role by nurturing future leaders. They can

provide the education and training necessary for the advancement of leadership among its

members (Foster, 2000). Pemick (2001) states there are two advantages of building