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New Mexico’s Chile Crop Challenges | The Line

December 20, 2019 – The New York Times published a story bemoaning the woes of chile producers in New Mexico this year, and forecasting a threat to the future of New Mexico’s signature crop. Are New Mexicans too complacent about the threat, or is the situation not as dire as the article suggests? Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists discuss the fate of the state’s most famous veggie.

Line Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former state senator
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
Dave Mulryan, founder, Everybody Votes
H. Diane Snyder, former state senator

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Hard Times for a Hot Commodity, the Prized New Mexico ChileThe New York Times

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