“My dad’s family, the Eldridges, and my mom’s family, the Gregorys, farmed all along 33,” he said, noting the state highway that runs straight through Gregory. “The Eldridges farmed the east side of 33, and the Gregorys, the west side. That was in the 1850s.
“I am a sixth-generation farmer and the last active farmer still farming between the two families,” he said.
Galloway is the 2017 Woodruff County Farm Family of the Year.
“It was an honor to receive the Farm Family of the Year recognition,” he said.
“I assume they thought it was deserved,” Galloway said, smiling. “We have quite a few achievements since we first started farming. I don’t mind being recognized for our hard work.”
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