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nah the farming lobby will stop this dead

• miketery 8y ago
  Why does the farming lobby care? Is it because of wake up times tied to sunrise?
  • walshemj 8y ago
    Yes and you really don't' know the power the farming lobby has in eu - Its not called the French and German garden for nothing.
    • rndmio 8y ago
      That's garbage, a friend is a dairy farmer, the cows need milking when they need milking, they don't respect DST.
• luhn 8y ago
  Daylight Savings being created by/for farmers is a myth. Most farmers don't support Daylight Savings, and farming groups have lobbied against it in the past.
• dragonwriter 8y ago
  Daylight savings is mostly about urban economics, not farming. The retail lobby would be more likely to oppose than the farming lobby.
• latexr 8y ago
  From the consultation page[1]: > Agriculture: Previous concerns regarding disrupted biorhythm of animals and changing milking schedules due to the time switch appear to have largely disappeared due to the deployment of new equipment, artificial lighting and automated technologies. An extra daylight-hour during summer can also be an advantage allowing extended working hours for outdoor activities, such as working in fields and harvesting. [1]: https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/2018-summertime-arrangements_en https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/2018-summertime-arra...