This is one long-range forecast that few people had expected.

The iconic Farmers’ Almanac , a highly popular publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance for more than 200 years, will be publishing for the final time.

The publication has announced that its 2026 edition will be its last, citing the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book in today’s “chaotic media environment.”

Access to the online version of the Farmers’ Almanac will cease next month.

The Maine-based publication, not to be confused with the even older Old Farmer’s Almanac in neighboring New Hampshire, was first printed in 1818. For centuries it has used a secret formula based on sunspots, planetary positions and lunar cycles to g

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