WHAT KIND OF CHILE CROP WILL NEW MEXICO HAVE THIS YEAR?? HATCH MAYOR ANDY NUNEZ TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THIS COULD BE A GREAT YEAR FOR GREEN CHILE…BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT RECENT WET WEATHER.
TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK, THE HATCH AREA HAS BEEN HIT WITH DOWNPOURS. AND TOO MUCH RAIN CAN BRING ON ROOT ROT AND OTHER DISEASES IN CHILE PLANTS. NUNEZ SAYS SOME CHILE HARVESTING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
