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EXCLUSIVE - Graham Miles: "This is a very stressful time for our farmers"

Agricultural chaplain for Suffolk Graham Miles writes on mental health in farming, how issues surrounding political uncertainty have affected well-being, his letter to Sir Keir Starmer, and his relentless effort to support farmers 24-7

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Graham Miles said: "As an agricultural chaplain, I cannot get involved with politics, but what l can get involved with is the issues these policies cause such as stress, anxiety, depression and suicide."
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Graham Miles said: "As an agricultural chaplain, I cannot get involved with politics, but what l can get involved with is the issues these policies cause such as stress, anxiety, depression and suicide."

²ÝÁñÉçÇø and farming families worried about their future should talk to someone rather than bottling up their feelings. In my role as agricultural chaplain for Suffolk, I work tirelessly to support...

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