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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Patrick Whittle

After 200 years, the Farmers’ Almanac bets on a digital reboot and new owner

Farmers Almanac - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Farmers' Almanac isn't going out of business after all, but it is leaving Maine for the bright lights of New York City and a new owner.

Beloved by farmers and gardeners, the almanac was first printed in 1818 and — like the arguably more famous Old Farmer’s Almanac — relies on a secret formula of sunspots, planetary positions and lunar cycles to generate long-range weather forecasts.

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