N.D. Cent. Code § 15-12.1-10: Carrington research extension center

The Carrington research extension center must be located in or near Carrington in Foster County. The center shall conduct research designed to:

1.Determine the potential of irrigated agriculture in the region proposed for irrigation development in the state which must be related to both crop and livestock production; and

2.Increase productivity of all agricultural products of the soil while maintaining or improving the soil resource base in the agricultural region of east central North Dakota by:

a.The identification of adapted crop species and superior crop cultivars;

b.Propagation and distribution of selected seed stocks; and

c.Development of profitable cropping and integrated crop and livestock systems that achieve the necessary balance between profitability and conservation of all natural resources.