The Hettinger research extension center must be located in or near Hettinger in Adams County. The center shall develop the best available technology in breeding, feeding, management, and disease control pertinent to the production of sheep in the state. 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 southwestern 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.