The order is to promote the general welfare of the state to enable producers of cranberries to help themselves develop production methods and/or programs for the control of diseases, insects, weeds, and other problems associated with cranberry production and to provide for the dissemination of information to the affected producers.

Insofar as practicable, such research shall be carried on by experiment stations of Washington State University, but if in the judgment of the board, said experiment stations do not have the facilities or the staff for a particular project, the project may be carried out by other researchers or research agencies selected by the board.