Ray Sitorius is the Senior Director of Cultivation Operations at Charlotte’s Web INC. Ray has been involved in agriculture from early childhood until the present. Ray grew up on the family farm in rural central Nebraska, learning from his dad and other family members about various crops, livestock, and work ethics. Ray has been a Certified Crop Advisor and has worked with many different farming operations. Ray has been a member of the US Hemp Farming Alliance and has participated in committees to further aid the hemp industry. Ray has worked with many different soils and growing conditions, bringing over half a lifetime of experience in growing plants to the agricultural table. Ray has grown corn, alfalfa, oats, rye, soybeans, wheat, and sorghum, along with a variety of cover crops. Ray has also raised beef, swine, and sheep, from birth to finish. Ray succeeded in utilizing each aspect on the farm to complement and improve another.

Ray has been instrumental in transitioning Charlotte’s Web to the organic method of farming, utilizing cover crops and other methods to feed the soil and keep the soil healthy. Ray brings innovative ideas for planting, growing, and harvesting by helping design and introduce first of its kind equipment. He utilizes knowledge of soil composition and tillage, plant nutritional needs, and environmental factors to produce high quality CBD for the market leader. Ray has been involved with the Stanley Brothers/Charlotte’s Web and the hemp industry since early 2014, when they came to eastern Colorado and started growing hemp outdoors.