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[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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?