The Williston research extension center must be located in or near Williston in Williams County. The center shall conduct research designed to increase productivity of all agricultural products of the soil while maintaining or improving the soil resource base in the agricultural region of northwestern North Dakota by:

1.    The identification of adapted crop species and superior crop cultivars; 2.    Propagation and distribution of selected seed stocks; and

3.    Development of profitable cropping systems that achieve the necessary balance between profitability and conservation of all natural resources.