From Doctor to Farmer - Dr Johnny Wake's story

In this episode host Ben Eagle is joined by Dr Johnny Wake - a doctor turned farmer, who is Managing Partner of Courteenhall Farms in Northamptonshire. Before taking over the family agriculture business full-time, Johnny was a doctor working in the Department of Health, his local hospital and a GP practice. Under his stewardship since 2013, Courteenhall Farms has doubled in size to over 4,000 acres, including a farm in Norfolk. He was named Sustainable Farmer of the Year at the British Farming Awards 2024 and was awarded the prestigious Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners in 2023 by the Royal Agricultural Society of England. With thanks to our sponsor TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods. Explore smarter farming tools from TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods: telus.com/FarmSmarter Image courtesy of Dr Johnny Wake 🎧

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From Doctor to Farmer - Dr Johnny Wake's story is an episode from Meet the Farmers by RuralPod Media.

This episode is 00:34:47 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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