Farm Day and Needs

Your five needs

Need	Starts at	Raised by
Energy	85%	Rest, ending the day, Solar arrays
Morale	75%	Rest, talking with neighbors, visitor buildings
Knowledge	20%	Research, apiary visits, skills, Learning pavilion
Community	20%	Visiting neighbors, festivals, visitor buildings
Readiness	55%	Fieldwork and other work, roads and storage

Activity	Hours	Effect	XP
Fieldwork	2	Energy −9 overall, readiness +8	6
Nursery shift	2	Energy −7 overall, readiness +2	6
Production run	2	Energy −8 overall, readiness +2	7
Apiary visit	2	Energy −12, knowledge +7, readiness +2	6
Customer service	2	Energy −10, morale +7, readiness +2	5
Research hour	1	Energy −6, knowledge +7, readiness +2	4
Visit a neighbor	1	Energy −5, community +7, readiness +2	4
Rest and reflect	1	Energy +18, morale +9	0

Work activities also add 5 skill XP to the matching skill.
If you have matching staff (Field Crew, Nursery Technician, Production Maker or Wholesale Coordinator), that activity is delegated: no hours, energy cost or player XP, but readiness still rises.
End day and recover: energy +24, morale +5, readiness −3, and a fresh 6 hours at 6:00 AM.
When any need is critically low (under 25%) the tab warns you to rest, study or visit before more work.
The Next step coach tells you to rest in Farm Life if your energy drops to 10% or less.