Which state had a club for boys interested in agriculture before FFA was established?

The state that had a club for boys interested in agriculture before the establishment of the National FFA Organization is Virginia. In the early 1900s, Virginia was home to one of the first agriculture clubs aimed at young men, known as the Future Farmers Club, which paved the way for what eventually became the FFA. This early club focused on promoting agricultural education and developing leadership skills among youth with an interest in farming and agricultural practices.

The experience in Virginia contributed significantly to the formation and framework of what would later be established nationally in 1928 as the FFA, highlighting the state’s important role in the history of agricultural education in the United States. Other states mentioned, while they were involved in agriculture and may have had related organizations or clubs, did not have the early pioneering program that Virginia had, which directly influenced the creation of the FFA.