there would be studies on these organizations such as: organizational composition,

leadership, changes in agriculture, changes in membership (diversity), policy

development, etc. A study could be conducted comparing the FFBF with a state

agricultural organization such as the FFVA in regards to their membership

characteristics, their perceived power and influence in policy making, the policy

development process, and the leadership styles of the individual leaders of both

organizations, just to identify a few.

 Three demographic questions that were asked on the two survey instruments

 given to country board and active Farm Bureau members asked if respondents had been

 members of 4-H, FFA, or other youth leadership organizations and results indicated that

 close to half of those who responded had belonged to either 4-H, FFA, or other youth

 development organizations. It would be interesting to continue this line of research and

 investigate the influence of these organizations on leaders. Those who had participated in

 such organizations could be compared to those who have not and differences noted. This

 research suggestion was instigated by a participant in the pilot test for the qualitative

 instrument who stated that the county board members in their state who had belonged to

 either 4-H or FFA were moving up through the leadership ranks quicker because of the

 background and leadership training that was provided by these organizations.

 Summary

 This study attempted to explain the leadership expectations and perceptions of

Florida Farm Bureau members. With the findings of this study, Florida Farm Bureau has

an increased knowledge of the demographic characteristics of both board and county

board members. Changes in several demographic attributes such as age, farm size,