"The one shutting down is the Farmer's Almanac, a different publication that is also more than 200 years old, also publishes an annual weather forecast, and in this reporter's opinion was possibly not the one some national news outlets were thinking of when they published a bunch of articles about it ceasing publication. (iHeartRadio, for instance, published a story titled " Farmers' Almanac To Stop Publishing After More Than Two Centuries," illustrated with a photo of someone holding the Old Farmer's Almanac.)"
""This decision was honestly heartbreaking," David Geiger, the fifth-generation family owner of the Farmer's Almanac, told the Sun Journal's Mark La Flamme. "While the Farmers' Almanac represents a small part of our overall business, it has always been a meaningful part of our family's legacy. However, readers now access information and answers differently, and the trajectory of newsstand sales made this decision necessary.""
The Farmer's Almanac will cease publication after the 2026 edition while the Old Farmer's Almanac remains in print. The two almanacs are distinct, both more than 200 years old, and some national outlets incorrectly conflated them, occasionally using images of the Old Farmer's Almanac when reporting the closure. The Farmer's Almanac is based in Lewiston, Maine; the Old Farmer's Almanac is based in New Hampshire and owned by Yankee Publishing. Owner David Geiger described the decision as heartbreaking, citing changing reader habits and declining newsstand sales. Social media reactions showed disappointment and clarification about which almanac was ending.
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