A Bulloch County farm family and a long-time agricultural partner were honored Friday at the annual Farm City Luncheon, hosted by the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce.The Grayson Ellis family from Hopeulikit was named the 2012 Farm Family of the Year, while Blanchard Equipment sales associate Wade Hodges was honored as the 2012 Agribusiness Partner of the Year.The selections were made by the Statesboro-Bulloch County Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee. The luncheon was held at the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture.Andrea Whitfield, with Ag South Farm Credit, introduced the Ellis family, listing members Grayson and Becky Ellis as well as adult children Benjie, Mark and Tara.The Ellis family farms about 2,000 acres in Bulloch and Jenkins counties, raising market hogs, catfish, and row crops including cotton, peanuts, soybeans and wheat.“They’re just good people,” Whitfield said.The chamber agribusiness committee selects families who have given back to the community and are involved, as well as having a rich agricultural history with all members involved in the operation.The Ellis family members have a “strong work ethic,” and Grayson Ellis grew up on the family farm as well as worked in the family grocery store with his father, John Paul Ellis.“They are a hard-working, God-fearing family that loves Bulloch County,” Whitfield said.Grayson Ellis said he was humbled by the honor.Was he surprised? “I’m telling you,” he said after the luncheon.