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Spin it forward: Clocks spring ahead for daylight saving time
Cold weather likely to impact farmers more than time change
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Peach trees are in bloom on Saturday at Jaemor Farms in Alto. Jarl Echols says Jaemor is bracing for several days of near freezing temperatures and the effect it can have on crops. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Sunday is when we pay back that extra hour of sleep we earned last fall, daylight saving time again resetting our inner and outer clocks for a bit of extra sunlight in the evening. But even as the days get longer, it won’t feel as much like spring with the return of winter temperatures in the days ahead. As we undergo the biannual ritual of turning clocks ahead (spring) and back (fall), it begs the question: Why do we do this?