Part of the reason for this is that scheduling is not only focused on the East coast, the time differences can cause issues. Mountain and Central time zones are far less populous, and relatively close in time difference. However, three hours is enough to completely skew what is "Prime Time", so West coast TV is scheduled to be at the same relative time as East coast TV, not simultaneous broadcast..As an agriculturalist, plant scientist, agricultural researcher, agricultural extension agent, organic farmer, and conventional farmer, I do not know of any farmer who wants to or intentionally grow a crop under any stressful condition of biotic pest (insects, mites, mollusks, weeds, or pathogens), and/or abiotic drought, water logging etc. The aim/objective of any farmer (as I do practice both!) is to grow a healthy crop and maximize its potential in quality and quantity. Therefore if a RESEARCH experiment is done to produce a crop by organic farming UNDER STRESSFUL CONDITION