Agricultural Consulting Services Success Stories & Testimonials
Mountain View Mushrooms
“That’s where the SBDC has been a game-changer for me. Their objective perspective on my business has helped me refine my approach to customer acquisition and marketing…”
—Hunter Vargo, Owner
Pine Creek Seed Farm
“As a 4th generation seedsman in this family business, I am grateful that we were able to purchase the entire facility and build this ag business from scratch, just as my great‐grandfather did.”
—Chris McCracken, Owner
“Kara and Martin helped us pressure-test our market strategy, tighten our value prop, and speak our customers' language. Total game changers.”
— Hema Ravindran, Co-Founder & CEO, KiposTech
“Our mentors Kara and Martin were key in shaping our high-end clean tech machine for rugged animal Ag market.”
— Raj Singh, Co-Founder & CTO, KiposTech
KiposTech
Lancaster County, PA
Entering a new field is always a challenge, but one that KiposTech was ready to face. With the help of Pennsylvania SBDC, Hema Ravindran and Raj Singh have been able to begin the transition of their air purification and sanitization technology from the medical field to animal agriculture. Innovation and new technology adoption within the livestock sector can be difficult to navigate, but KiposTech has worked with countless professionals to pilot test and adopt their patent-pending air sanitization system to fit the needs of confined animal operations, such as poultry and swine facilities, both staples of the Pennsylvania agricultural system. The Agricultural Consulting Services at Pennsylvania SBDC was able to help KiposTech with business planning, industry referrals, grant review, business pitch competition preparation, and provided industry knowledge. Read Hema and Raj’s full story here.
Nowicki Farms
“I wanted to write you and express my appreciation and gratitude. You (Jen Horning) were so helpful throughout the whole process. And please pass this along to Kara as well, without her reviews and advice I don’t know if I would’ve achieved this accomplishment without it. I can’t thank the two of you enough I really appreciate it, and so does my family.”
—Matt Nowicki, Owner
Jonathan Rabinovach
“Martin was instrumental in helping me think through the business side of things, like market research and how to present our idea. Working with the SBDC made the whole process much more approachable.”
—Jonathan Rabinovich, Winner of the 2025 Ag Springboard Competition
—Chris McCracken, Owner