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Mesilla Valley
The fertile Rio Grande floodplain from Radium Springs toward El Paso.
The Mesilla Valley was formed by repeated spring floods of the Rio Grande. It is known for cottonwood bosques, and for chile, pecans, alfalfa, cotton, onions, corn and wine grapes.
A 1912 federal survey called it some of the oldest agricultural land in the United States.
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Questions people ask
What grows in the Mesilla Valley?
Chile, pecans, alfalfa, cotton, onions, corn and wine grapes, among others.
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