Smaller Chile Crop Expected Due To Water Scarcity
Action 7 News Sunday 17th July, 2011
Green chile farmers in the Hatch and Mesilla valleys in southern New Mexico said they expect a smaller crop during this season due to a scarcity of water.Farmers had to rely almost exclusively on groundwater pumped from wells.Those farmers lacking wells have had to cut back on chile planting or switch to less thirsty crops.Several processors told t...

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