As administrator of the Sustainable Agriculture Program, the Department of Agriculture shall:
(a) determine what production agriculture research projects currently being conducted fit into the purposes of this Act;(b) encourage public and private institutions, including the various public universities in this State, to establish production agriculture research projects;(c) allocate funds obtained by the Sustainable Agriculture Committee to the various research projects the Department of Agriculture determines meet the purposes of the Sustainable Agriculture Program;(d) act as a clearing house and disseminate information concerning research projects funded by the Sustainable Agriculture Program and the results of such research; and(e) adopt rules necessary to carry out this Act.