Mar 30, 2011

February Freeze Killed 99% Of New Mexico’s Peach Crop

Peach cobbler made with locally grown peaches is one of the joys of summer. But this year, that treat may not be possible for New Mexicans.

The hard freeze in February damaged an estimated 99 percent of the peach flower buds in north and central New Mexico, according to Shengrui Yao, New Mexico State University Extension fruit specialist. KRWG

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