Rob Hughes heads up the team based at the King’s Lynn office. Specifically he advises on business structure and strategic advice, business reviews and their appraisal, joint ventures as well as EU legislation and Conservation Grant Schemes. Advising farmers in Norfolk and surrounding counties since 1989, he is also actively involved in local farming interest groups including the Clan Trust and recently took over running the Sixth Form Student Day for Holt Farmers’ Club.

Email: Rob.hughes@brown-co.com - Tel: 01553 778055   

Tim Young joined the expanding King’s Lynn team in February 2006. Having graduated in Agricultural Farm Business Management at Newcastle University, he returned to work on his family’s Norfolk farm gaining practical arable and vegetable growing experience. With 18 months accountancy experience gained at Grant Thornton, he is using both his accounting and farming knowledge to work with the team on business appraisal, SFP and environmental work.

Email: Tim.young@brown-co.com - Tel: 01553 778063   

James Brown has been appointed a trainee farm business consultant at Brown & Co’s King’s Lynn office. Born into a Staffordshire farming family, he attended Harper Adams University College in Shropshire and gained an honours degree in Business Management and Marketing. Alongside plenty of practical on-farm experience, James has first hand experience of farmers markets and has worked as a researcher for the Country Land and Business Association. In his college placement year he worked as a trainee consultant in the North of England, assisting farming, landowning and equine clients.

Email: James.brown@brown-co.com - Tel: 01553 778051