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As harvest season is underway, a new state law protects New Mexico chile farmers from imported chile being advertised as 'grown in New Mexico.'
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People in New Mexico take pride in agility.
That's Chile the hot and spicy pepper in that -- this do you can -- to scrambled eggs and I have.
Put him on top of -- hot dog they can be used as an ingredient in almost every match last year that -- industry brought more than 300 million dollars into New Mexico.
But it's a biggest cash -- that you Mexico has.
And it's really -- -- -- tourism.
And -- you know basically just the economy.
But for years growers here got fed up -- producers outside the end of achievement.
Would -- other products New Mexico Chile when it wasn't really grown here.
But brought in from other states and countries.
Yet the state is cracking down with the New Mexico Chile advertising act passed and the rules -- -- effect.
With his new -- place we have the ability to inspect.
And verify where that -- came from.
Now growers have to fill the forward saying the chilly with -- -- -- to New Mexico.
Did the form must follow the -- -- it's played itself.
If inspectors to your product advertised as New Mexico Chile but it's not registered.
They take it off the shelf.
It's gonna.
You know to help create -- demand for Chile -- there.
Hasn't been there enough leaders form throughout here -- -- chili is the best in the world with a combination of some -- Soil water and that's what makes these things so darned tasty.
And hot restaurant owners in this small town of its aid this is the death.
The -- win for the state.
Just think it's wonderful as president what makes people.
You know I was content happens she's sort of makes -- -- to -- -- around the world you -- you Mexico Patrick Manning Fox News dot count.
