15-12.1-06. Dickinson research extension center

15-12.1-06. Dickinson research extension center The Dickinson research extension center must be located in or near Dickinson in Stark County. The center shall conduct research: 1. On increasing the carrying capacity of native rangeland, with emphasis on conservation and preservation for future generations; 2. On grass production to determine how to best compensate for the vagaries of the weather as it influences forage production in the agriculture of western North Dakota; 3. At the ranch location in Dunn County with beef cattle and swine on breeding, feeding, management, and disease control for the benefit of livestock producers of western North Dakota and the entire state; and 4. Designed to increase productivity of all agricultural products of the soil by maintaining or improving the soil resource base in the agricultural region of southwestern North Dakota by: a. The identification of adapted crop species and superior crop cultivars; b. Propagation and distribution of selected seed stock; and c. Development of profitable cropping systems that achieve the necessary balance between profitability and conservation of all natural resources.