Our Mission is to serve the people of North Dakota with applied research and education in agriculture and environmental science that will enrich their lives and support economic development.

1. Develop the best available technology in breeding, feeding, management and disease control pertinent to the production of sheep in the state and to incorporate sheep and cattle production into best management natural resource preservation systems.

2. 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 the identification of adapted crop species and superior crop cultivars; propagation and distribution of selected seed stocks; development of profitable cropping systems that achieve the necessary balance between profitability and conservation of all natural resources.

3. Disseminate research results and information for the benefits of the state to provide suitable outreach of NDSU to the state constituents. The Hettinger Research Extension Center was established in 1909 with a gift of 160 acers from the City of Hettinger. Early research focused on crop, dairy and poultry production. Today's emphasis is on crop production, sheep and cattle production and wildlife research.

Contact Us:

North Dakota State University

Hettinger Research Extension Center

102 Hwy 12 W

PO Box 1377

Hettinger, ND 58639

phone: 701-567-4323

fax: 701-567-4327

email: NDSU.Hettinger.REC@ndsu.edu