The state board of regents shall maintain at Ames, in connection with the agricultural experiment station at Iowa state university of science and technology, a meat export research center. The center shall research technological, economic, and other factors involved in improving the performance of Iowa products in the meat export market with emphasis on the manufacture of value added meat products. The objectives of the center are:
1. To develop innovative meat processing technology to expand and support the export of meat products from Iowa;
2. To provide information to assist in assessing demand characteristics of international and domestic markets for meat and manufactured meat products;
3. To evaluate alternatives to help decision makers develop public policy concerning international and domestic trade in commodities resulting from livestock production and manufacturing of animal products;
4. To provide a center to enhance the exchange of information relative to technology, policy considerations and strategy supporting the export of animal products.
The president of the university shall appoint the director of the center and assistants as are deemed necessary to carry on the work of the center. The president shall fix the salaries of the director and assistants with the approval of the board.
84 Acts, ch 1315, § 13
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