Goodbye to the Farmer’s Almanac (1818-2026)

After 208 years of weather, wit, and wisdom, the Farmer’s Almanac announced that its 2026 edition will be its last — a farewell to an American icon that began when David Young, a poet and astronomer, published the first edition in Morristown, New Jersey in 1818.

For generations, this little book with its secret “Caleb Weatherbee” forecasting formula was …