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.