Awel Mai Hughes

Meirionnydd

Awel is 34-years-old and farms in partnership with her husband on their beef and sheep farm in Maerdy, near Corwen and has two very young children, Twm and Casi. They have a herd of Welsh Black cattle and are in the process of expanding the farm and establishing new on-farm calf rearing units.

Awel is also a Partner and Solicitor with specialist agricultural law firm, Agri Advisor and is based from their Bala and Welshpool offices.

Awel studied at Aberystwyth University and at the College of Law in Chester before qualifying as a Solicitor in 2013. She has extensive experience in advising clients about wills and succession planning, probate and the administration of agricultural estates and Inheritance Tax planning.

A fluent Welsh speaker, Awel is also passionate about providing rural enterprises with holistic advice through her role as a Director of Rural Advisor Ltd, a company that specialises in advising rural businesses. Awel is a member of the Agricultural Law Association, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and an Agri Academy Alumni.