The incoming Government is being called on to ensure measures are put in place to protect the future of the agricultural sector in Clare.
There's 4,000 people employed within the sector in the county and farmers say the industry is a key driver of growth within the economy.
With seven days to go to polling day, farming organisations are calling on the country's election candidates to make agriculture one of their key priorities going forward.
Outgoing Labour TD and Clare election candidate Michael McNamara believes that while a lot has been done for industrial scale farmers over the term of the Government, measures need to be put in place for smaller farmers.
The Scarriff native, who was a member of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, wants more to be done to achieve fairness in beef prices as well as price transparency:
But Green election candidate Fergal Smith believes there should be a move away from the reliance on beef and dairy.
He says organic farming would secure the future of farmers while protecting the environment.
Farmers from the four corners of the county descended on the Auburn Lodge in Ennis last night for the latest in a series of IFA debates taking place around the country.
Farmers there told Clare FM that areas such as flooding, securing a fair price for their products and the decline of rural communities are their main concerns ahead of this general election.