The 2025 Stanley Cup of agriculture

Jun 02, 2025
By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

Who wins between Alberta and Florida?

The battle of hockey’s biggest prize starts June 4 as the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers square off in game one of a rematch of last year’s Stanley Cup Final.

As has become the custom regarding championship games and series, Farms.com will compare available ag statistics between the two jurisdictions involved to determine the winner.

For this exercise the comparisons are between Alberta and Florida.

** Indicates the advantage for each jurisdiction.

	Alberta	Florida
Team
Top ag export and value	Beef ** CAD $3.8 billion in 2024 USD $2.8 billion	Dairy Products USD $619 million in 2023 CAD $848 million
Number of farms	41,505	44,703 **
Total acres in production	49.1 million **	9.7 million
Average farm size	1,184 **	218 acres
Average farmer age	56.5 **	59.5
Percentage of farms with internet access	34.8	79.8 **
Jobs related to agriculture	About 83,000	About 2.5 million **

Based on these figures, the Edmonton Oilers will win the Stanley Cup.

If you want more hockey connections to agriculture, check out this list of hockey players who grew up on Western Canadian farms.

Or this compilation of six hockey teams with names inspired by ag.

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