THE HARVEST FOR NEW MEXICO’S BELOVED GREEN CHILE WILL BEGIN IN A WEEK OR TWO. AND NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY VEGETABLE SPECIALIST STEPHANIE WALKER SAYS IT LOOKS VERY ENCOURAGING AT THIS POINT. SHE SAYS IT’S THE BEST YEAR THEY’VE SEEN IN A WHILE.
WALKER SAYS DURING MONSOON SEASON, STANDING WATER IN FIELDS CAN LEAD TO DISEASE…BUT FARMERS ARE NOW ADEPT AT DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM. THE VALUE OF LAST YEAR’S CHILE CROP IN NEW MEXICO CAME TO MORE THAN 44-MILLION DOLLARS.
