Sue Armstrong has told the Western Plains App that a reduction in daylight savings months might be “worth considering”. 

Members of NSW Farmers will vote at the peak body's state conference later in July on whether or not to oppose the current daylight saving period from October and April because of the health impacts for farmers rising early in dark mornings. 

There has been some suggestion the group may advocate for the period to be reduced by two months. 

NSW Farmers board member Oscar Pearse, from Moree told Sydney Radio 2GB "There is real scientific evidence the circadian rhythm disruptions and the unnatural process of getting up regularly in the dark can have an impact."

Oscar Pearse. Image: NSW Farmers Foundation. 

Ms Armstrong, who ran the Warrawong farm outside of Coonabarabran until last year told the Western Plains App “In summer its light at 9 o’clock at night and farmers don't come in until its dark and we don't finish until dark”. 

“We end up eating at 9 o’clock at night.  I mean I don't think its such a bad idea to shorten it all." 

Jed McEvoy. Image: Coonabarabran Times 

However, agronomist Jed McEvoy said that working a regular day job and returning to farm crops and cattle meant he wanted to see more later daylight hours not less. 

“I’m really not against it, the way it is” he said, 

Daylight saving is currently used in every state except Queensland and Western Australia. The Northern Territory is also yet to adopt the measure. 

It has been in place in NSW since 1971. 

Premier Minns has said he would not support a change to the current daylight savings months.

'I understand that there's different views, particularly in regional communities, about daylight saving, but it's an important measure for the state,' he told reporters on Friday. 

'It means that you get more time outside when the sun's out, particularly in summer, and that's not a trivial thing, particularly when we're fighting obesity, we're fighting diabetes in the community.'