One Michigan meat lover raises his hamburger toward the capitol, "This is for you, Jennifer."

Meat lovers across the state took to the capitol lawn in protest of Governor Jennifer Granholm's original "Meatout Day" proclamation. In a sense it was their own proclamation:

"I want to make it a big meat extravaganza -- as much meat as possible," said Ian Olmsted, a student at Lansing Community College and the son of a cattle farmer. "He's got sixty heads of cattle and he sells meat and it's our family's livelihood."

Most came out to support the agriculture industry and thought the governor should do the same.

"If she chooses not to eat meal, fine, go ahead. But those of us who want to, will," said meat lover Michelle Humphrey.

"Anytime you take the second largest industry in Michigan and you tell one segment of that, that they're not important [and] people shouldn't use their product for a day -- I'm sure she wouldn't do that to Ford, GM or the auto industry or there'd be 5,000 union members marching up the sidewalk to talk to her," said George Hupka.

Governor Granholm retracted "Meatout Day" in favor of an agricultural day where all products were embraced including meat. She does not oppose eating meat or supporting the industry but originally she urged residents to eat healthier, be meat-free and try and alternative, veggie-friendly diet.

Hot dogs, hamburgers, steak -- it was a meat lovers dream. George Hubka, a local corn and soybean farmer organized the BBQ in two days, after hearing about MeatOut day.

"I was a little upset, to put it mildly.... It took me probably 5 mins to decide we were going to do something," said Hubka. "I was making phone calls from Michigan milk producers in Detroit to Sobie Meats and Byron Center Meats in Grand Rapids and I was getting commitments from 300 to 500 people so I said we're going with it."

Dozens of people showed up and stood in the cold and the snow for close to an hour waiting on the beef.

"We're here to support Michigan agriculture. It's a big industry in Michigan," said Katie Eldred who is studying to be an agriculture teacher.

Most people came out not because they're against giving up meat for one day, but for the principle.

Clinton Tarver joine the farmers and gave away turkey hot dogs. He's run the his hot dog cart in front of the capitol for 12 years and relies on the hot dog lovers.

"That would just knock me off the block, period," said Tarver. "It would bring my business down totally. If people stop eating meat I don't have a business."

That was the sentiment from the farmers whose livelihood depends on the production of meat, which is something they can never give up.

Merindorf Meats grilled 600 patties. All the beef, buns and dogs were all locally produced in Michigan.