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Super Bowl…of farming

Colorado vs. North Carolina

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

On Sunday, Feb. 7, the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers will play in Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco, California.

The winning team will hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy as the best team in the National Football League for the 2015/16 season.

Until kickoff, a variety of analysts will break down which team has the better quarterback, receiving corps, special teams, running backs and more.

Farms.com is going to do the same thing using agricultural statistics from the represented states: Colorado and North Carolina.

** Signals the advantage for each team.

 ColoradoNorth Carolina
NFL Team

Denver Broncos

 

Carolina Panthers

 

Carolina Panthers

Number of farm operations35,00049,500**
Total value of ag products soldMore than $7 billionMore than $12 billion**
Top commodity valueHay - $738 millionTobacco - $911 million**
Average age of principal operator58.958.9
Acres operated31.8 million**8.4 million
Milk production (measured in Lb)3.5 billion**961 million
Beef cows (as of Jan. 1, 2015)725,000**363,000 
Aquaculture salesMore than $14 millionMore than $23 million**

Based on the categories used to compare the two teams, the Carolina Panthers will be the Super Bowl champions.

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