It’s a common myth that farmers want daylight savings, but farmers are actually usually quite opposed to it. Daylight savings was originally proposed as a way to conserve energy, but it wasn’t put into practice until the world wars, where energy conservation was actually important.
TIL! Tbh I never understood why it was necessary from a farm management perspective. Like, even the farmer has to change their clocks so how does it help them?
It’s a common myth that farmers want daylight savings, but farmers are actually usually quite opposed to it. Daylight savings was originally proposed as a way to conserve energy, but it wasn’t put into practice until the world wars, where energy conservation was actually important.
Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time? – History.com
TIL! Tbh I never understood why it was necessary from a farm management perspective. Like, even the farmer has to change their clocks so how does it help them?