We Know Hemp 33 Years of Farming Hemp on a Global Scale.
Americas First hemp Field 1994
CEO Christopher Boucher is widely recognized as one the preeminent and pioneering figures in the modern American hemp movement.
In 1990, Chris opened The Hempstead Company, one of the first hemp companies in the US. In 1992, Chris Co-Founded the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) as the first industry collective and trade associations to grow and standardize the industry.
In 1994, he made hemp history as the first modern person to legally grow industrial hemp at the USDA Research Station in Brawley, California. Chris was heavily involved in crafting and promoting legislation for legal cultivation of hemp in the US, in CA and CO, and for the Navajo Nation.
Selective Seed Breeding
Chris has also been cited as helping to usher in the US hemp CBD industry, by co-writing the original legal opinion “Hemp CBD is legal in all 50 States” in 2012.
Following the 2014 Farm Bill, Chris was instrumental in establishing several hemp CBD and cannabinoid extraction companies, such as HempMeds, US Hemp Oil, and Cannavest (CV Sciences Corp.), and was the Director of Development with Ananda Scientific, INC, before forming Farmtiva in 2017.
Chris is now pioneering the next front of CBD products with the introduction of super bioavailable JuiceTiva™ hemp CBDa juice powder, for sale as a superfood ingredient.
Farmtiva combines 30 years of growing + industry experience to help you succeed + make money growing hemp.
Contact Chris Boucher at chris@farmtiva.com | (949) 510-9971