And all of the beef, pork, chicken, lamb as well. Although, I had a friend of my wife's, who is basically a vegetarian, tell me "why should I care about farmers and ranchers? I don't live that lifestyle or around any and wouldn't". With that statement, wife and I don't talk to her anymore!
Lon, you did open your thread by saying the word "grow" which would imply crops, not livestock. If I was to ask a farmer "what do you grow?", he going to answer me "corn, wheat, soybeans". Not livestock he has.
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Actually, Lon, your opening statement should have read: "Thanks to all the grow and raise the food I eat." IOW, the word "raise" is for any eatable livestock. The word "grow" is not for livestock. Just remember, my high school years were on a small Duroc hog farm in northeastern Indiana. Local farmers "grew" field crops and "raised" hogs and beef cattle. That's how I was taught the difference.