§ 4.1-15-03 — Purpose - Powers and duties

The northern crops institute shall provide technical and marketing assistance through
specialized training courses and technical services that facilitate domestic and market

development and expanded sales of northern grown crops. The institute shall render services
including:
1. In-plant consultations regarding crop quality problems, product manufacturing, and
possible purchasing methods and standards.
2. Short courses in product milling and processing, plant management, county elevator
management, grain grading, and marketing of crops.
3. Educational and career and technical education training programs in milling,
processing, manufacturing, purchasing methods, marketing procedures, product sales
techniques, and other related subjects to be conducted for users of northern crops.
4. Short-term investigations, consultation, evaluation, and research to solve technical
problems involved in the maintenance of quality and utilization of northern crops.
5. Annual surveys and quality analyses of new northern crops and monitoring of the
quality and condition of commodities in market channels.
6. Research on northern crop damage problems and solutions.
7. Identification of problem areas in marketing northern crops abroad.
8. Preparation of instructional, informational, and reference publications on the end use,
technical aspects of marketing, and utilization of northern crops for distribution
domestically and abroad.