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KRWG News for Monday, July 7 at 7:45 a.m.

Chile harvester manufactured by Yung-Etga pictured in 2009 before use in a green chile mechanical harvest demonstration in a commercial field in Salem, NM. The picking head consists of three pairs of inclined, opposite-rotating double helices that detach the fruit from the plants.
Dr. Stephanie J. Walker
Chile harvester manufactured by Yung-Etga pictured in 2009 before use in a green chile mechanical harvest demonstration in a commercial field in Salem, NM. The picking head consists of three pairs of inclined, opposite-rotating double helices that detach the fruit from the plants.

KC Counts talks with Dr. Philip Lujan, extension plant pathology specialist at NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute, and challenges chile growers face in the region and more.