New Mexico Chile Task Force

Monthly Meetings

Chile Field Day at Leyendecker PSRC

There will be a Chile Field Day at the Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center (PSRC) on Wednesday, August 10.

Registration will begin at 7:30 am, and the field day demonstrations will start at 8:00 am.

This field day is free of charge and open to the public. There will be exhibits of ongoing chile research at the PSRC, and lunch will be served. The program will end around 2:00 pm.

In order to have enough food on hand, please contact Lisa Stepro (505) 646-2875 [lledesma@nmsu.edu] to sign up. Please mark your calendar now to make sure you can attend this important event.

For information, please contact Stephanie Walker, Extension Vegetable Specialist at (505)646-4398 [swalker@nmsu.edu]

This event is generously sponsored by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Sakata Seeds, and the Chile Task Force

Click here for a Google Map to the PSRC
Click here to download the program of events (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

On Wednesday, there was a report broadcast from KRWG-FM about the Curlytop virus situation, and the Chile Field Day. Click here to hear the report on KRWG-FM.

Chile Task Force/WR Johnson & Sons Field Day

The Chile Task Force and W.R. Johnson & Sons will host a technology field day on Wednesday, June 22nd from 9:30-lunch. The field day will feature the CEMCO mechanical chile thinner (the Johnson’s own machine #1); lessons learned from installing and operating a large-scale drip irrigation system; and an overview of their onion operations.

Please mark your calendar now to make sure you can attend this important event.

For information, please contact Daniel Kim (505) 642-1638 [dkim@nmsu.edu]

Click here for a map and directions

May Quarterly Chile Task Force Meeting

The May Chile Task Force Meeting was a big success. Thanks go to all of the speakers who gave informative presentations, and to all of the participants who made time for the meeting. Presentations and downloadable materials are available through the Agenda Page.