With the approaching retirement of NDSU Extension Soil Specialist Dave Franzen, Brady Goettl knows he has some big shoes to fill and he’s excited about the challenge. “There are two big things that I’m looking forward to in this role. The first is continuing the legacy that Dr. Franzen is leaving behind. The second is continuing to work with all the great people in North Dakota.” Goettle says there are a lot of unknowns in soil science that require further research. “Especially when we start thinking on the biological side. There are microbial and fungal processes going on in soil that we have yet to scientifically understand and I think that’s the future of soil science, harnessing the power of those microbes to help us continue to farm better, more economically, and more sustainably.”
