THE NEW MEXICO AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING 429 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANT MONEY TO PRODUCE AND PROMOTE SPECIALTY CROPS. THOSE INCLUDE CHILE PEPPERS, PECANS, AND GRAPES.
THE STATE ALSO PLANS TO USE SOME OF THE GRANT MONEY TO WORK WITH THE STATE WINE GROWERS ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR TOURISTS. THERE ARE ALSO PLANS TO DEVELOP A SMARTPHONE APP TO PEOPLE FIND THOSE WINERIES AROUND THE STATE.
