In his role, Mr Miles passionately champions mental health and wellbeing in the farming community and encourages farmers to open up about their concerns.
He said the number of calls he receives from concerned farmers across the country has tripled since the Autumn Budget, when the government announced the family farm tax plans, an increase in employer National Insurance contributions and the acceleration of the Direct Payments phaseout.
Mr Miles, who backs the NFU鈥檚 Stop the Family Farm Tax campaign, said: 鈥淚鈥檓 getting calls now every day.
鈥淢ost of them are about the family farm tax and other aspects of the Autumn Budget. It鈥檚 a very worrying time for farmers out there.鈥�
The Office for Budget Responsibility said the government鈥檚 planned changes to inheritance tax leave elderly farmers 鈥渉orribly exposed鈥�, with no opportunity to manage their way through the new policy. 聽
Mr Miles, a former livestock farmer who lives in Ipswich, highlighted the tragic case of a Welsh farmer who declined cancer treatment months before his death due to the strain placed on his family by the family farm tax.
He said: 鈥淪omething is seriously wrong when farmers are left feeling this way. Politicians need to fully appreciate the pressures being piled on farmers by some of these new policies and work with the NFU and the farming community to find solutions.鈥�
Mr Miles is a qualified Church of England evangelist and unpaid lay minister. He was officially inducted as permanent Bishop鈥檚 Agricultural Chaplain for Suffolk by Bishop Martin Sealey in January this year.
He is one of only a handful of diocesan farm chaplains in the country and the work involves engaging with and supporting farmers.
Mr Miles鈥� role is apolitical, but he supports the NFU鈥檚 work in fighting for a brighter future for British farmers and growers and engages with MPs from all political parties and various prominent figures on farming issues.
Among those was the King. Mr Miles was invited to a reception for the Royal Countryside Fund at Buckingham Palace on March 17, hosted by King Charles.
He said: 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 expecting to have the chance to speak to the King, but we spoke for a good five minutes. I told him about the mental health pressures farmers are facing and the work I鈥檓 doing. He put his hand on my shoulder and thanked me for being there for them.
聽鈥淜ing Charles is very knowledgeable and passionate about farming, and it was a huge honour for me to share this moment with him.鈥澛�
鈥淪omething is seriously wrong when farmers are left feeling this way.
鈥淧oliticians need to fully appreciate the pressures being piled on farmers by some of these new policies and work with the NFU and the farming community to find solutions.鈥�
Agricultural Chaplain Graham Miles
Mr Miles is particularly passionate about championing mental health and wellbeing and promoting farming to young people. He works with farming charities, including Farming Community Network and RABI.
Mr Miles said: 鈥淢y main message to farmers out there who are struggling is that it鈥檚 good to talk to someone and not bottle everything up.
鈥淚 am available to talk to 24/7, 365 days a year. As a former farmer, I speak their language and I understand the pressures and the challenges they are dealing with.
鈥淏eing outside of the family unit helps as well for anyone who feels like they don鈥檛 want to overburden their family with their worries. I don鈥檛 go around shoving he Bible in people鈥檚 faces and I am happy to support people of all faiths.鈥�
Mr Miles was made an honorary NFU member just over a year ago in recognition of his work to support the farming community.
He said: 鈥淚 wear my NFU badge everywhere I go and promote the work that they do. 皇家华人does a marvellous job of bringing the farming community together to deal with the challenges the industry is facing, which is so important in these difficult times.鈥�
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