Kuno is the youngest of the Christoph siblings, and in South Tyrolean farming tradition that was always a reason not to take over a farm.
But Kuno, the practical man in the family, attended the Laimburg technical school for fruit growing. "Let beneficial insects come up and, if possible, do away with plant protection treatments," is the thought his father gives him when he took over the farm.
Kuno takes his father's statement to heart and becomes enthusiastic about integrated farming. He watches how the beneficial insects develop in his apple orchards and only carries out treatments when the pests get the upper hand. "At some point I realised the limit of integrated farming, there were still too many plant protection treatments with synthetic agents. So that was the end of the integrated way for me."
Kuno takes his father's statement to heart and becomes enthusiastic about integrated farming. He watches how the beneficial insects develop in his apple orchards and only carries out treatments when the pests get the upper hand. "At some point I realised the limit of integrated farming, there were still too many plant protection treatments with synthetic agents. So that was the end of the integrated way for me."