Kevin Lyu, founder of EyouAgro, working on agricultural netting solutions for orchards and vineyards
I am Kevin Lyu, Founder of EyouAgro
I Make the Net That Stands Between Your Crop and the Storm.
For 30 years, my team and I have manufactured crop protection netting in our own Shanghai factory — hail nets, shade cloth, insect and drape nets — and shipped it directly to growers in more than 55 countries.
The people I build for — orchard owners, vineyard managers, greenhouse growers, agricultural importers — stake a whole year on every harvest.
No trading, no outsourcing. When a failed net can cost them a season, quality has to stay on my own production lines.
Where It All Began
A Father's Factory, A Son's Purpose.

The hum of machinery was the soundtrack to my childhood, and my father, its conductor.

Wind, frost, rain, and sun nourish everything that grows, but sometimes they can also cause harm. “How can we better protect them?” I found the answer to this question in my childhood.

I often saw my father working with his beloved machines in his factory.

"This netting is a suit of armor for the plants," he told me — guarding them against the harshness of nature.

At that moment, I felt a sense of wonder and pride. Today, I have taken over my father’s business, continuing this legacy of protection. That early understanding still shapes how I evaluate netting systems — not by how they look in catalogs, but by how they perform in the field, season after season.

I am fully dedicated to advancing crop protection technology, and to working alongside every grower with more advanced, eco-friendly solutions.

We firmly believe that by protecting every crop, we are ultimately safeguarding the hard work of growers and contributing to a more abundant, quality future for the world.
— Kevin Lyu
Our Philosophy
More Than Protection, It's Precision Growth Control
A net is not a cover. Done right, it is a growth instrument — optical and material science working for the crop underneath.

By precisely regulating shade and ventilation, we build a comprehensive crop protection system. It actively defends against harsh conditions like hail and high winds, ensuring a stable environment for optimal growth

A stable microclimate allows crops to devote more energy to fruit development. Unique diffused light technology boosts overall photosynthesis for better sugar content and flavor.

This is a cutting-edge technology. Our colored Agrotextiles selectively filter the light spectrum, sending specific growth signals to plants to stimulate flowering, enhance color, or delay harvest.

Proven in the Field
Engineering & Patents
Thirty years of field problems, turned into design changes, filed as 21 patents held by Joyeyou Industry. Twenty protect what happens under the net — they cluster around three questions growers actually ask. The twenty-first protects how we make the net itself.
Protection systems
5 utility models
How does a net survive a hailstorm intact? Complete orchard systems — anti-hail structures, automatic net tensioning, cherry-orchard protection, wind bracing.
Shade & reflective textiles
3 utility models
How do you control light and temperature without starving the crop? Weave structures for reflective screens, ground covers, and thermal curtains.
Fasteners & installation
10 utility + 2 design
The small parts that decide whether a net is still there after a storm — hooks that tension a net without tearing its edge, clips, connectors, and off-season storage hardware.
Manufacturing equipment
1 invention patent
The twenty-first patent protects the process, not the product — an in-line film-slitting system that keeps tape width and yarn weight consistent across every roll we produce.
PROTECTION SYSTEMS · 5 UTILITY MODELS
CN217407248U  Orchard anti-hail system
CN216982835U  Cherry planting protection system
CN214902579U  Agricultural wind-proof bracing system
CN217407250U  Automatic net tensioning system
CN216983312U  Eave bird-proof needle
SHADE & REFLECTIVE TEXTILES · 3 UTILITY MODELS
CN216193165U  Woven reflective screen structure
CN215301933U  Thermal woven curtain structure
CN216982706U  Reflective ground cloth material
DESIGN · 2
ZL 2018 3 0356444.6  Shark-tooth fixing clip
ZL 2021 3 0306835.0  Adjustable drawstring hook
FASTENERS & INSTALLATION · 10 UTILITY MODELS
CN208456968U  Fixing clip
CN215171887U  Adjustable rope-length hook
CN215819514U  Wire buckle clip
CN215302475U  Woven mesh connecting structure
CN215328949U  Woven mesh connecting pin
CN217152837U  Cable assembly device
CN217407247U  Post support plastic cap
CN217407249U  Multifunctional adaptive post cap
CN214825736U  Woven mesh storage system
CN217416385U  Protective net storage device
MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT · 1 INVENTION
CN109733934B  In-line film slitting equipment

Utility models and the invention patent are verifiable on Google Patents; the two design patents are indexed at CNIPA.

Product Coverage
A Solution for Every Challenge
Rain Cracking in Chile, sunburn in Australia, birds in a New Zealand vineyard — every growing region has its own way of costing you a crop. Over 30 years, we have built a specific, field-proven answer for each of them.
No Two Orchards Are the Same.

The best solutions are born from collaboration. Tell me about your land, your crop, and the problem that keeps coming back — and I will come back with a protection strategy built for exactly that.

Sharing is the Best Way to Grow

“The more I share, the more I grow.” I firmly believe this.
Here, I’ll share what I’ve learned to help you better understand and use agrotextiles.

Across vineyard projects we’ve supported, material choice proves critical only after one or two seasons in the field.

PP fails early under UV, nylon softens due to moisture absorption, while HDPE remains mechanically stable under continuous tension.

The difference is not lab strength—but how materials behave long-term in real vineyard systems.
Based on observations from multiple grower projects, we’ve seen that table grape and wine grape protection decisions diverge much earlier than most people expect.
The difference is rarely about net quality or cost—it is about market standards, labor models, and acceptable cosmetic risk.

In practice, bagging dominates where visual perfection is mandatory, while netting is favored where consistency, scale, and airflow matter more than individual fruit appearance.

This guide explains how growers decide between netting and bagging based on real-world trade-offs, not theory—helping you choose the right strategy for your crop and production goals.
In vineyard projects we’ve supported across different regions, one pattern appears again and again: netting strategies that work well for table grapes often create hidden risks in wine grape blocks.

Through discussions with growers and post-season performance reviews, we’ve seen that fruit appearance–driven protection and fermentation-focused grape quality follow very different decision logic.

This guide explains how and why netting strategies should change between table grapes and wine grapes, helping growers avoid over-protection, airflow mistakes, and quality trade-offs before they happen.
Indian apple growers in HP who ask about hail netting focus on price. That is the product question. The supplier question is different.

In Shimla and Kullu, where 60-80% hail damage at flowering can wipe a season, suppliers who deliver and install before the May-June window matter most. For orchards needing design and installation, Greenspan Agritech bridges supply and engineering. For net-only supply, HP distributors serve most growers.

The right question is not which product — it is which supplier reaches your orchard before the hail season.

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
Western Cape growers ask me about mesh size u2014 but that’s rarely the actual problem. The real issue is timing: an order placed in October for a January harvest has 75 days of freight and customs between you and your netting. I’ve seen Hex River blocks stripped while replacement nets were clearing Durban port. Cape White-eye exclusion needs 12mm diamond mesh, and most SA distributors don’t hold large stock of that specification. The order that’s placed in September serves the harvest, not the one placed when the birds arrive. u2014 Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
UAE greenhouse operators who contact me about shade cloth often believe their problem is finding the right shading percentage. In my experience, it is rarely that. The UAE shade net market has a structural gap: local distributors in Dubai and Sharjah stock standard HDPE rolls quickly, but aluminet reflective cloth—which is what UAE summers actually demand—is thin on the ground locally

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
This guide helps growers choose photoselective nets by matching net properties to vineyard climate, canopy structure, and production goals—turning light theory into practical decisions.
Across vineyard projects we’ve supported, outcomes are consistent: netting succeeds only when the system matches real labor, layout, and risk.

Vineyards that choose systems they can fully deploy on time protect fruit reliably. Those that don’t see gaps—regardless of net quality.
Across vineyard projects we’ve supported, one pattern is consistent:

netting performance is usually limited by system choice, not net quality.

When labor capacity, risk exposure, and coverage depth are aligned, even standard nets perform reliably.
The right system allows netting to work with vineyard operations—not against them.
All articles are written based on first-hand project experience, on-site installation work, and long-term performance data collected from orchards, vineyards, greenhouses, and commercial growers worldwide.
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Kevin Lyu, founder of EyouAgro, working on agricultural netting solutions for orchards and vineyards
About the Author

Kevin Lyu is an agricultural netting specialist and founder of EyouAgro.
He has worked with vineyard, orchard, and greenhouse projects across 55+ countries,
focusing on practical installation, durability, and long-term performance of agricultural protection systems.

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