If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would …

John Maynard Keynes
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If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out. ✨ Will the real Keynes stand up, not this sad caricature? by Will Hutton, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2008.
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If farming were to be organised like the stock market, a farmer would sell his farm in the morning when it was raining, only to buy it back in the afternoon when the sun came out. ✨ Will the real Keynes stand up, not this sad caricature? by Will Hutton, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2008.

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