Cavan farmer Richard Moeran has been elected as the new chair of Agri Aware. He succeeds Roscommon’s Bernard Donohue as chair of the independent farming and agri-food educational body. A former Cavan IFA county chair, Richard Moeran runs a tillage and beef farm in Mountnugent, Co Cavan.

Agri Aware is a charitable trust whose mission is to improve the image and understanding of agriculture, farming and the food industry among the general public.

Richard Moeran said that he aims “to continue the work of communicating the vital links between agriculture, food and our economy”.

Dr Edmond Harty has been elected as the vice chair of Agri Aware. He replaces the late David Hickey of Origin Enterprises. Dr Harty is CEO and technical director of Dairymaster.