Lost an hour to DST

[Hay Dude]

Milking started at sun up. Is that changing?

Long time ago milking started 5AM. Having it be light at that time meant the cows could get milked and the “helpers” (kids) could still get on the bus to school. At least thats the way my community was-when we were a dairy community. And that was important to them.
Those are all gone now-and all gone in many other Communities in the US.
Thats why I believe DST is no longer important-theres a huge drop in small dairy operations. The earlier daylight is no longer needed for them.
I‘m all for the senates vote. Now Congress.

 

[lman]

I remember when our governor promoted changing our clocks in 2005. He made statements that Indiana would see financial gains with the time changes. I guess they left me out of the loop because I never got a pay increase due to the time changes that started in 2006. Of course I knew better than believing words coming out of a politicians mouth. I never heard of anybody here making more money due to changing their clock.

 

[Hay Dude]

Many large operations milk 3 times a day now, around the clock.

yep, the small dairy farms and milking by hand have pretty much vanished, except the Amish communities and a few others.

 

[MossRoad]

The really large dairies milk 24/7. The cows decide when they want to get milked and get in line for the turntable by themselves.

I know 2 small dairies that still milks twice a day. One person operations. About 60 cows each. They are both single people, and pretty much stay on the farm 24/7 unless they are going to the grocery store.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yeah the new mega dairies have machinery milking and dont care whether its dark or not. I have one nearby and its a sight to watch 400 cows come in and be milked.

 

[Blue Mule]

The Sunshine Protection Act passed the U.S. Senate yesterday with zero "NO" votes! It's off to the House now for a vote I think. If they get it through and get Joe to wake up long enough to sign it, there will only be one more winter of Standard Time coming up and then Standard Time will go away permanently.

Personally I love it because my work needs done in the evenings after my day job. I suppose farmers will hate it.

 

[MossRoad]

I don't know any farmers that don't have a job off of the farm. All of them work the fields after their day jobs, or take vacation from their day jobs to plant or harvest. Their pig operation is all indoors, so I don't know how daylight would affect that.

If I had to guess, I'd think they'd rather have the daylight after their day jobs.

We're supposed to go to dinner with one of them in the next couple weeks before they get too busy with planting season, so I'll ask.

 

[Hay Dude]

I don't know any farmers that don't have a job off of the farm. All of them work the fields after their day jobs, or take vacation from their day jobs to plant or harvest. Their pig operation is all indoors, so I don't know how daylight would affect that.

If I had to guess, I'd think they'd rather have the daylight after their day jobs.

We're supposed to go to dinner with one of them in the next couple weeks before they get too busy with planting season, so I'll ask.

Many of them drove school busses in MY area. Theyd milk cows from 5-7am, drive a morning school bus route, come home and work, drive the bus route again at 3, then milk cows in the evening.
I dont think the early morning time daylight is a very popular issue now that those people have mostly passed on

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Looks like the Senate passed a bill to get rid of Daylight savings. Next onto the House and Biden.

What you think is it real this time, is DST gone for good?

Looks like if it passes it will not take effect until Nov 2023.

What will I do without my extra hour of sleep in November.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

OOPS!! Missed the other thread abotu DST . Admins. you can erase this one.