The way people work with each other is different in rat race land to how it is in rural areas especially among farming folk. I would strongly urge anyone who wants to keep livestock and / or who will want the co-operation of locals, especially farmers, to spend some time finding out how they tick. Working on farms is a great way to do this.
An example of the change in perspective that will come about through immersing yourself in their world is these different viewpoints expressed about farmers buying things at a farm sale.
C: It's ridiculous! These people have no idea of the value of things; they're paying more for rusty old things than they could buy new!
F: It was so lovely, seeing the local farming community all vying to put money into the retiring farmer's pocket. And now I know why the farmer I work for keeps that ancient, creaky old bale sledge instead of picking up a newer one. He bought it at the sale of a farmer who'd helped him as a lad, and every time he used it, he thought of that man.