It would be rather nice if we could see how much time is actually left for a growing crop rather than just a yellow status bar. It's a small thing, but for those of us who like to plan out our time and crop rotation, it would be an awesome detail.
When you play on multiple computers, sometimes notes don't travel. It's a lazy convenience thing, yes, but it would be nice. Especially since all the other timers in the game actually show elapsed time or a countdown.