Article: New Mexico Sees One of Best, Earliest Chile Crops this Summer.

By Marvin Tessneer, Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 31--All the elements that promote good growing conditions fell into place this summer to yield one of the best and earliest chile crops producers have seen in recent years.

A mild spring and progressively warmer weather encouraged a strong and vigorous plant emergence. No rain storms hit the maturing chile fields, which helped prevent a build-up of excessive moisture that supports soil-borne diseases, according to Bob Bevacqua, vegetable specialist, New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service.

"Chile is one of the few crops in this state ...

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