Kevin Lyu, founder of EyouAgro, working on agricultural netting solutions for orchards and vineyards
I am Kevin Lyu, Founder of EyouAgro
A 28-Year Legacy Built on a Single Promise:
Protecting the Harvest, Empowering the Grower.

Welcome to my page.
For the past 28 years, my team and I have provided crop protection solutions to over 1,300 clients in more than 55 countries.
Here, I want to share my story and how we can help you achieve a better harvest.

Over the years, I’ve worked directly with orchard owners, vineyard managers, greenhouse growers, and agricultural importers—helping them design, install, and optimize crop protection netting systems that stand up to real-world farming conditions.
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. He told me that the netting they produced was like a suit of strong ‘armor’ for the plants, 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 shapes how I evaluate netting systems — not by how they look in catalogs, but by how they perform season after season in the field.

I am fully dedicated to advancing crop protection technology, committed to working alongside every grower with more advanced and 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.

Our Philosophy
More Than Protection, It's Precision Growth Control

We use optical and material science to turn a simple net into a high-efficiency crop growth regulator

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.

A Solution for Every Challenge

From universal threats to unique environmental challenges, our comprehensive product line has been meticulously crafted over 28 years to provide a specific and reliable answer for every grower.

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A Solution for Every Challenge

I believe the best solutions are born from collaboration. Let’s talk about the unique challenges of your land and craft a protection strategy that’s tailored specifically for you.

Sharing is the Best Way to Grow

“The more I share, the more I grow.” I firmly believe this.
Here, I’ll share my 28 years of experience 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.
South African apple growers who contact me about hail netting usually mention one of two places: Ceres or Villiersdorp. After a hailstorm wipes out an export season, the question is no longer whether to install nets — it’s which supplier to trust. Local manufacturers like Drape Net (Grabouw) and Knittex have long track records in SA conditions. International options — Tenax, Haygrove — bring global R&D with local teams

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
Israeli growers who contact me about hail netting often focus on price — but the more important variable is supplier structure. Local manufacturers like Ginegar and Tama give you agronomic support and fast delivery for urgent replacement needs. Direct import from China makes sense above 10 hectares with planned procurement. The mistake I see is small growers importing direct for the price, then finding they cannot get replacement panels for a damaged section mid-season. Match the supply chain to your scale, not to the best price list you found online.
Most buyers searching for Chinese shade cloth manufacturers start on Alibaba and compare prices. After 28 years running a shade cloth factory, I can tell you: the price per square metre is the least important number. The UV stabiliser content determines whether your shade cloth lasts 3 years or 8. This guide gives you a 5-question evaluation framework, red flag checklist, and landed cost data for 5 major markets. Start with the specification, then find the factory. — Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
Cherry rain covers shield fruit from rain, cracking, and harsh weather while improving yield and consistency. By comparing cover types, materials, and installation factors, growers can choose solutions that protect fruit quality and create a stable orchard microclimate. This guide explains how rain covers work, their benefits, and how to select the best option for your cherry orchard.
UV stabilization is the most misrepresented attribute in netting, because the buyer can’t see it.

Two nets can both say “UV-stabilized HDPE” on the quote and differ by years of real life. After 28 years on the manufacturing side, I can tell you the way to cut through it is documentary, not visual: the resin spec, a current accelerated UV report, and a batch number that ties that report to the goods you actually receive.

The trap I’ve watched catch the most buyers is the silent spec drop — a genuinely good sample lot, then a bulk order quietly built lighter. This guide is the exact checklist I’d use if I were the buyer, plus the red flags and a version you can write straight into a tender.

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro

In 28 years selling hail netting, I’ve watched growers treat this as either/or — net or insurance. That framing is the mistake.

Counterintuitive part: in a mild season, insurance can out-earn a black net on paper. A Spanish trial showed exactly that. So why do I still tell high-value growers to net first?

Because insurance pays market average, weeks late, and never replaces the export premium. A net at $500–750/ha/year protects the fruit itself.

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro

The vineyard owners who call me about trellis failures — it’s almost never the wire gauge. It’s end-post anchoring that collapses under cumulative lateral wire tension after the first season of full vine load.

In New Zealand and Chilean vineyards I supply netting to, I’ve seen 2.5mm high-tensile galvanised wire on treated Pinus posts hold for 15+ years — but only where end posts were set with diagonal strut anchoring at 45°. Without that, even 3mm wire pulls the row inward within two or three seasons as vine weight builds.

Spend 30% of your trellis budget on end posts and anchoring. The middle posts are just spacers.

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
Correct shade cloth installation impacts tomato performance more than the shading percentage itself. This expert guide explains the ideal height, essential ventilation design, and irrigation adjustments required to prevent heat stress, reduce cracking, and stabilize microclimate conditions for high-quality tomato production.
From what I’ve seen across different vineyards, netting problems often start before the net is even installed—usually because the timing was misjudged.

In real vineyard operations, installing too early can interfere with spray programs, airflow, and canopy management, while installing too late exposes fruit to bird pressure, sunburn, and weather risks right when damage is hardest to reverse.

— Kevin Lyu, EyouAgro
A well-designed shade house is critical for healthy coffee seedlings. This guide covers frame height, net tension, post spacing, drainage, and pest control. Discover key construction tips, materials to use, and how to set up a hardening zone—ensuring strong growth, better survival, and long-term nursery success.
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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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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