grain farmer

Wheat field worker

A grain farmer is someone who grows cereal crops—wheat, corn, rice, barley, oats—for harvest and sale.

The term distinguishes from farmers who raise livestock or cultivate vegetables and fruits.

Third-generation grain farmers in Kansas are struggling with drought conditions.

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planting season · field · plow · combine · barley · oats · cash crop · cornfield · threshing · soil · acres · crop · rural · overalls · early riser · drought · dust bowl · seed

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agricultural product type

grain farmerrancher

One who raises livestock

cattle rancher · dairy farmer · sheep farmer · pig farmer · cattleman

crop specificity

grain farmervegetable farmer

One who cultivates produce

orchardist · viticulturist · market gardener · truck farmer · cotton farmer

relationship to food production

grain farmerconsumer

One who acquires goods

city dweller · grocery shopper · end user

Family

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