The farming community couldn't care less if Shakin' Stevens was in charge so long as they keep getting their EU subvention, Rats. In fact, most probably a good 12.5% of them are gay themselves or speak with the same clipped, sarcastic tone of pained superiority as Leo at I.F.A. conventions after a few Tequila Slurryrises.
Not to mention, the number of Paschals amongst their membership...wink, wink,,,ya know yerself, hoss.