DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — There’s a special, historically bred Chile called “New Mexico No. 9.” This year, the only garden growing it is the Fort Selden Historic Site. No. 9 was the ...

DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s getting back to the roots of New Mexico’s prized state vegetable. Some of the foremost experts in chile are now helping bring back the plant credited ...

New Mexico, renowned as the leading producer of chile in the United States, is facing a pivotal moment as industry experts ...

SANTA FE — New Mexico’s iconic chile industry could get a marketing boost under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that declares August of each year as “red and green ...

It’s considered the chile that started the pepper’s history in New Mexico. Chile No. 9 was first developed in the 1900s by Fabian Garcia at New Mexico State University. “He was developing a ...