Nancy is a 3rd generation member of Caywood Farms. She graduated from Casa Grande Union High School and eventually earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from Arizona State University. After teaching 1st and 2nd Grades for the Casa Grande Elementary School, she continued her studies at the University of Arizona where she earned a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Education.
In 2001, Nancy moved to El Centro, California where she accepted a position with the University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources Division. She lived and worked at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center where she created the FARM SMART Program, an agricultural literacy program that reaches out to learners of all ages teaching them about agriculture, where food comes from and what it takes to get it from the field to our tables.
In 2011, Nancy began Caywood Farm Tours on a limited schedule. After retiring from the University of California, Caywood Farm Tours took first stage. Through many hard hours of planning and development, we are up and running and can offer tours to schools as well as cotton tours for our Winter Visitors.
In October of 2014, Nancy was one of 15 Women in the United States who was selected to attend the American Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Communication Boot Camp in Washington, D.C. This intense 4 day workshop prepared her to be a strong advocate for Agriculture. In 2016, Nancy was chosen to be a GO Team Member for American Farm Bureau and returned to Washington, D.C. for more training. Ready for the challenge, Nancy is ready to speak up in behalf of agriculture.