Farmers’ Almanac stopping its presses after 2026

The presses are falling silent for a 200-year farming tradition.

The 2026 Farmers’ Almanac will be the last of its kind. Editor Sandy Duncan and editor emeritus Peter Geiger have announced this coming year’s publication will be the almanac’s final edition.

According to a statement emailed to The Associated Press and NBC’s The Today Show, the editorial duo cited “growing financial challenges” and today’s “chaotic media environment” as the main reasons for shuttering the annual homespun mix of weather insights, gardening tips and natural home remedies first published in 1818.

“Readers now access information and answers differently, and the trajectory of newsstand sales made this decision necessary,” said Duncan in her emailed statement.

The Maine-based Almanacs’ older, more well-known New Hampshire-based competitor, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, will continue to publish its own eclectic mix of vegetable planting guidance and long-range weather predictions.