Chile Peppers

Headline Media Date
Pepper Popularity Puts Heat on Measurement The Wall Street Journal March 19-20, 2016
Where the Ghost Pepper Stores Its heat The Atlantic The Atlantic March 11, 2016
What Makes Super-Hot Chile Peppers 'Hotter Than Hell'? Forbes February 29, 2016
Canning Green Chile Guide E-308  NMSU Cooperative Extension Service November 1, 2015
New Mexico Chile Spurs a Burning Love Affair Las Cruces Sun-News August 11, 2014
Growing Chiles in New Mexico Guide H-230 NMSU Cooperative Extension Service May 1, 2014
Pepper Time! The New Pioneer Spring 2014
NMSU experts expect little impact this year from chile-damaging virus NMSU News Center March 25, 2014
Fact or Fiction Scientific American February 19, 2014
Spicy Holiday Las Cruces Sun-News November 17, 2013
Fire Eaters The New Yorker November 4, 2013
In Search Of the World's Spiciest Pepper MAXIM.COM October 28, 2013
The time is ripe for New Mexican green chile The Los Angeles Times September 25, 2013
New Mexico Chile: America's best regional food? 10Best.com July 1, 2013
The Gut-Wrenching Science Behind the World’s Hottest Peppers Smithsonian June 1, 2013
The Arms Race to Grow World's Hottest Pepper Goes Nuclear March 26, 2013
Growing Pain March 14, 2013
NMSU researchers sequence chile genome, hope to unlock genetic secrets SeedQuest February 5, 2013
What If You Eat an Entire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Chili Pepper? LiveScience September 4, 2012
Bring on The Summer Heat With Ornamental Peppers Upstate Gardeners' Journal July - August 2012
NMSU students develop research skills at Southwest medicinal plants summer workshop   July 9, 2012
NMSU grad student wins NSF grant to help map genetic structure of chile  NMSU News Center May 21, 2012
New Mexico's Famous Peppers Persimmon Hill Spring 2012
Chile Lover Luxuriates at Banquet Las Cruces Sun-News March 4, 2012
Red, Green Or Imported? Albuquerque Journal February 28, 2012
World's Hottest Chili Pepper Identified   February 17, 2012
World's Hottest Chili Pepper Identified TIME February 16, 2012
Hottest pepper on the planet — Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Western FarmPress February 14, 2012
NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute names the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion hottest pepper on earth NMSU News Center February 13, 2012
Lakeside Grower Satisfies a Burning Desire The San Diego Union-Tribune December 22, 2011
Chile survival: NMSU researchers examine chile varieties for salt tolerance NMSU News Service October 31, 2011
Battle to Save Chile-Pepper Crop Heats Up at New Mexico State The Chronicle of Higher Education September 25, 2011
NMSU industrial engineering seeks to expand wood-plastic composites – with chile plant May 16, 2011
New Mexico Takes Its Chile Very Seriously. Even the Spelling. The New York Times February 26, 2011
Eating the Naga Viper, the World's Hottest Pepper The Daily Meal December 7, 2010
New Mexico green chiles headed to Bay Area San Francisco Chronicle August 22, 2010
New Mexico chile industry looks to thrive again Southwest Farm Press May 6, 2010
Home Grown Chile Needs You Southwest Restaurateur January - April 2010
Fiery Fruit The Columbus Dispatch March 21, 2010
Tough Competition for Oleoresin Business Las Cruces Bulletin October 16, 2009
Little Red Ristra Las Cruces Sun-News September 5, 2009
Farmers Work to Preserve Native Chile Las Cruces Sun-News May 10, 2009
Global Warming The Economist The Economist December 20, 2008
Mix it Up With a Summertime Favorite Las Cruces Sun-News June 22, 2008
New Chiles Better Than Old Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 30, 2008
Red, Green or GMO? Santa Fe Reporter October 15, 2008
At the Hatch Chile Festival Las Cruces Bulletin September 7, 2007
Chile Time Southern Living September 1, 2007
Chiles are Just Fun July 10, 2007
The Great New Mexico Chile War San Antonio Current June 5, 2007
Hot Head New Mexico Journey September/October 2006
Chile Conference Focuses on Improved Marketing Methods January 17, 2006
NMSU Developing New Chiles as Decorations Associated Press July 11, 2005
NMSU Continues History of Influential Chile Breeding The Round Up November 11, 2004
Chile Peppers: Heating Up Hispanic Foods FoodTechnology January 1, 2003
Chile Industry Seeks Better Production Las Cruces Sun-News February 11, 2002
Peppers Prepare To Take On Poinsettias NMSU News-Center December 14, 2001
Molecular biologist finds better way to engineer peppers for desired traits The Grower September 1, 2000
Chile Packs the Power to Heal New Mexico Magazine February - March 1996
Chileheads convene at New Mexico State New Mexico Magazine February/March 1996
Enchanting Dishes From the Land of Chile New Mexico Magazine February/March 1996
Chile Crop an Agricultural Bright Spot During Drought
Chile is Their Muse Las Cruces Sun-News
Chile May Help Prevent Cancer
Eat More Chile  Healthy U
Education Heavy Agenda Scheduled for Chile Conference Las Cruces Sun-News
For the Love of Chile
No. 1520: Garfield Plus an Actual Pepper
Genetics Key to Chiles Survival Las Cruces Sun-News
Gauging Chile Heat Cook's Illustrated January 2010
LCSN: The Hatch Chile Store to open processing center, storefront in Las Cruces NMSU College of Business August 18, 2014
Health Benefits of Chile Las Cruces Sun-News
Punch up holidays with healthy chiles Las Cruces Sun-News December 1, 2015
High Heat OrganicGardening.com
Hot New Pepper In Town
Hot Stuff
Hot, Hotter, Hottest Las Cruces Sun-News
Hot,Hot,Hot! Standard-Examiner
Hot Topics Las Cruces Sun-News
Longest Pepper(1) ??? (but I'm guessing Guinness Book of World Records)
Mega-Jalapeñ Ready for World May 25, 2011
Movers and Shakers of 2012 Las Cruces Sun-News
Coming soon to a field near you: NMSU’s newly released NuMex Sandia Select chile pepper NMSU News Center January 1, 2016
Plant's Fruit Extra Flavorful Las Cruces Sun-News
Scientists build better, bolder chiles Denver Post
Spice of Life Las Cruces Sun-News
How Chiles Conquered the World
Occupy Green/Red Chile
Profiles in Flavor
Researchers Are Hot on the Trail of a Better Pepper
Some Like It Hot, But Not This Hot
The Luke-Warm Chile Peppers The Los Angeles Times
Tough Enough to Eat the Hottest Chile Las Cruces Sun-News
Yearn for the burn
Heat in The Valley Healthy U
It's Chile Down There
NMSU's Chile Garden: Hot Beds Attract Growing Crowds
Red Plus Green Means Christmas
Chile survival: NMSU researchers examine chile varieties for salt tolerance
Science Tames Volcanic Habanero Associated Press
Specialist Stays Busy Answering Questions About Chile
Spice it up: Chile offers some surprising health benefits Las Cruces Sun-News
Spicy Peppers International Innovation
Top 10 Hottest Chile Peppers (that the CPI has tested)

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