# Senate Candidates With No Agriculture Experience Vie for Votes in Texas

> Texas Senate candidates Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D), neither with an agricultural background, are competing in the November election. Texas is the top US cattle state, with cattle revenue of $15.5 billion per year, and farmers there are concerned after a New World screwworm scare earlier this year.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-02T00:14:22.931Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74375-senate-candidates-with-no-agriculture-experience-vie-for-votes-in-texas
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The story is political coverage with no new supply or price mechanism for feed commodities.

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| CORN | 2022-09-02 | [The Future of Food and Agricultural Trade with China - Farm Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14905-the-future-of-food-and-agricultural-trade-with-china-farm-foundation.md) | -0.6% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Mexican Grain Team: NAFTA Is A Good Deal For U.S. Agriculture \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49605-mexican-grain-team-nafta-is-a-good-deal-for-u-s-agriculture-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2024-11-18 | [Stabenow Finally Releases Full Text of Senate Farm Bill; Here’s What It Means for Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27384-stabenow-finally-releases-full-text-of-senate-farm-bill-here-s-what-it-means.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |
| SOY | 2023-07-28 | [Thune says Senate Ag Committee will not be ready with farm bill by end of September due date - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35043-thune-says-senate-ag-committee-will-not-be-ready-with-farm-bill-by-end-of.md) | -6.7% | -10.9% |
| SOY | 2022-09-02 | [The Future of Food and Agricultural Trade with China - Farm Foundation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14905-the-future-of-food-and-agricultural-trade-with-china-farm-foundation.md) | +1.1% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/senate-candidates-no-agriculture-experience-vie-votes-texas

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