Author Bio

Miranda Purcell is the Viticulture Extension Specialist at Purdue University where she works with grape growers to improve the quality of Indiana grapes and ultimately Indiana wine. Miranda works with everything from backyard growers to commercial producers and on topics such as site selection, variety selection, pest & disease control, pruning, cold hardiness, etc. Presentation: Maximizing Yield with High Tunnel Table Grapes: Learn about the possibilities when it comes to growing cold-hardy grape varieties under high tunnel conditions in West Central Indiana. Benefits may include increased yield, decreased time to fruiting, decreased disease incidence and cold damage protection.