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Not necessarily, they want to spread they're seed. Cereal grains will go into senescence at the end of the season, basically accepting it's going to die and putting all of its energy into its seed so it can come back next season. Like a fruit at that point the grain "wants" to be harvested and spread. They don't really care if they survive another week before winter sets in, they care about there seeds having everything they need for the next season, which humans provide.
To make the case that plant farming is unethical you'd have to prove the plant doesn't want to live on a farm. That's pretty easy with animals, open the cage and see if they leave, but plants can't do that. Up until that point of harvest though the plant is probably living an optimal life, free from pests and competition from other plants so I'd guess it would choose the well manicured field over the wild.